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HR 5422 111th Congress Animals

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization of dogs and cats for purposes of…

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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization of dogs and cats for purposes of convenience.

Introduced: May 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5422: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization of dogs and cats for purposes of convenience.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5422/
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"H.R. 5422: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization of dogs and cats for purposes of convenience.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5422/.
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H.R. 5422, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5422/.
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[H.R. 5422: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization of dogs and cats for purposes of convenience.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5422/)
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