,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dida  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjah,mr4 ,marino introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,animal ,welfare  
,act to protect common household pets   
from harmful confinement4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,keep ,our ,pets ,safe ,act of #bjah4   
#b4 ,prohibition on harmful confinement 
of common household pets ,the ,animal   
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baca et    
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #cj4        
,prohibition on harmful confinement of  
common household pets  7a7 ,in general  
,it shall be unlawful for any person to 
knowingly confine a common household pet
 in a motor vehicle or other enclosed   
space if such confinement could harm or 
kill such common household pet through--
  7#a7 exposure to excessive heat or    
cold2  7#b7 lack of ventilation2 or     

7#c7 lack of water4  7b7 ,definition of 
common household pet ,in this section1  
the term common household pet means a   
domesticated animal that is             
traditionally kept in the home for      
pleasure rather than for commercial     
purposes1 including a dog1 cat1 bird1   
rodent1 rabbit1 fish1 or turtle4  7c7   
,penalty ,whoever violates subsection   
7a7 shall be fined under title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned not   
more than #a year1 or both1 for each    
violation4  4