# 118-s-2555: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2023

118-s-2555, Better CARE for Animals Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-s-2555
- Congress: 118
- Title: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2023
- Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2023-07-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Better CARE for Animals Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (38)

- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2023-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2023-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2023-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2023-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2023-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2023-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2023-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (D-OH), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2024-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2024-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (D-PA), 2024-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2024-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2024-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2024-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2024-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2024-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-s-2555 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2555)

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