# 116-hr-5715: Petfax Act of 2020

116-hr-5715, Petfax Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5715
- Congress: 116
- Title: Petfax Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Petfax Act of 2020 This bill generally addresses the sale of animals as pets, including by requiring certain disclosures by a seller to a purchaser, prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts with respect to the sale of an animal as a pet, and restricting the licensing of certain pet dealers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6364: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5715 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5715)

## Related
- [116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7809)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6697)
- [116-hr-6364: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6364)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5715 (as of 2025-11-18).