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Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014

Public Law 113-143 · H.R. 1528 · 113th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Aug 1, 2014 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5)

Cosponsors (185): Rep. Ted Yoho,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit a veterinarian who is registered to manufacture or distribute controlled substances from being required to have a separate registration in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than such veterinarian's principal place of business or professional practice, as long as the transporting and dispensing site is located in a state where the veterinarian is licensed to practice and is not a principal place of business or professional practice.

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The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

2 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • S. 950Identical bill

    Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013

  • S. 1171Related bill

    A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.

  1. Aug 1, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-143.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jul 23, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Jul 17, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 16, 2014FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jul 9, 2014CalendarCalendar · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
  7. Jul 8, 2014FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  8. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1528.
  9. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  10. FloorFloor · Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. May 20, 2014CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 338.
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-457, Part I.
  14. Apr 3, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  16. Feb 27, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  18. Apr 30, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  19. Apr 12, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  21. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.