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- H.RES.752
H.RES.752: Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
About This Bill
- Introduced May 25, 2016
- Latest Major Action Sept. 7, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Cosponsors
162 (116 Democrats, 46 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 25, 2016
Bill Summary
Condemns the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, because it: (1) is a spectacle of extreme animal cruelty, (2) is a commercial activity not grounded in Chinese history, (3) is opposed by a majority of the Chinese people, and (4) threatens global public health. Urges: the government of China and the Yulin authorities to ban the killing and eating of dogs as part of Yulin's festival and to enforce China's food safety laws regulating the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 7, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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| May 25, 2016 |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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| May 25, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) |