# 115-hr-4941: Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018

115-hr-4941, Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4941
- Congress: 115
- Title: Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2018-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2018-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2018-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2018-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)

## Sources
- [115-hr-4941 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4941)

## Related
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- [115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1456)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
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