# 119-hr-8983: PETS Act

119-hr-8983, PETS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8983
- Congress: 119
- Title: PETS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Brings veterinarians into PDMP reporting rules.** This bill would add veterinarians to the legal definition of "dispenser" so they must follow state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) reporting and would require reporting of non‑fatal overdoses within 72 hours. - Veterinarians: Would be treated as dispensers and required to check and report to state PDMPs when they prescribe or dispense controlled substances. - Pet owners and caretakers: In states that adopt the new carve‑out, PDMP entries for certain veterinary patients would record the owner or primary caretaker instead of the veterinary patient. - Prescribers and pharmacists: Any prescribing or dispensing practitioner who intervenes in a non‑fatal overdose would have to report that event to the PDMP no later than 72 hours after the event. The bill also replaces some permissive PDMP rules with mandatory ones, increasing reporting requirements. - State PDMPs: Would need to incorporate veterinarian reporting and new overdose-reporting timelines while using the owner‑information option where allowed.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New overdose reporting for prescribers: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would require any prescribing or dispensing practitioner, or their designee, to report non-fatal overdoses they treated to the state's prescription drug monitoring program. The report would need to be submitted no later than 72 hours after the overdose event. This would add a q…
- New PDMP rules for veterinarians: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would make veterinarians subject to state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) rules. Veterinarians would need to consult the PDMP before prescribing controlled drugs and report dispensing like other prescribers. The bill would let a State block reporting when the patien…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5244: To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.
- 119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8983 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8983)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
- [119-hr-5244: To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5244)
- [119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8983 (as of 2026-06-25).