HB 3951 — Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-26
Digest: The Act changes the agency that oversees places that rescue animals. The Act changes the records that the places have to keep. The Act makes changes related to licensing the places. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to enforce provisions related to regulating animal rescue entities. Makes changes related to recordkeeping and licensing requirements for animal rescue entities. Removes the impoundment of animals as a civil penalty for a violation of provisions related to animal rescue entities.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
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Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-26 | Levy, Bobby | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-26 | Reschke, E. Werner | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-26 | Scharf, Anna | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Scharf, Anna (R, state_lower OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-03-26 · cosponsored by Reschke, E. Werner (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-26 · cosponsored by Scharf, Anna (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-26 · sponsored by Levy, Bobby (sponsor) · sponsorship