BARK Act of 2021
Summary
Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021 or as the BARK Act of 2021 This bill extends federal protection from civil and criminal liability that applies to donations of food or grocery products for needy individuals to the donation of pet food or supplies.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 22, 2021
Last action Oct 22, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 42 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
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