HR 7787 United States House · 117th Congress

HENRY Act

Summary

Helping Employees Navigate Rabies Regulations from over Yonder or the HENRY Act This bill directs certain actions to allow federal officers and employees to bring dogs into the United States from countries that are considered high-risk for rabies. Among other provisions, the bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to allow federal officers and employees who are stationed abroad, including members of the military, to bring up to three dogs into the United States per entry; the CDC may allow for more dogs through specialized waivers.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2022

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Introduced May 16, 2022 Last action May 17, 2022

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Committee

May 17, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

lower

May 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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May 16, 2022

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors