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HR 2145 103th Congress House

National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act

Official title: To amend section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to prohibit owners and managers of federally assisted rental housing from preventing e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to prohibit owners and managers of federally assisted rental housing from preventing elderly residents of such housing from owning or having household pets in such housing.

Introduced: May 11, 1994 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Federal aid to housingHousing for the agedLandlord and tenantLow-income housing
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PetsPublic housingRental housing
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 28, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
May 18, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
May 18, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 28, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act - Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to prohibit owners and managers of federally assisted rental housing from preventing elderly and disabled tenants from owning or having household pets.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 3, 1994
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 14, 1994
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 11, 1994
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· May 11, 1994
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 13, 1994
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 1994
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 16, 1994
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 25, 1994
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Nov 22, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2145: National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2145/
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"H.R. 2145: National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2145/.
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H.R. 2145, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2145/.
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