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S.2395: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require that air carriers accept as mail shipments certain live animals.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about animals
- Introduced March 9, 2006
- Latest Major Action March 9, 2006
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Directs the U.S. Postal Service, in the exercise of its authority to contract with an air carrier for the transportation of mail by aircraft, to require an air carrier to accept as mail shipments of live animals that postal regulations allow to be transmitted as mail. Requires an air carrier to accept and carry such cargo when the outside temperature is between 0 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit from the point of origin through the point of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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| March 9, 2006 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) |