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HRES 191 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Commemorative events and holidays Crimes against animals and natural resources Domestic violence and child abuse

Expressing support for the designation of May 2009 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.

Introduced: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Feb 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E418)
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Link Awareness Month. Recognizes that: (1) the link between animal cruelty and domestic violence is a national concern; and (2) laws that recognize such link are critical in protecting countless domestic violence survivors and their pets.

What's happening now April 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 16, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 28, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 28, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 16, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 25, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 191: Expressing support for the designation of May 2009 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-191/
MLA
"H. Res. 191: Expressing support for the designation of May 2009 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-191/.
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H. Res. 191, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-191/.
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[H. Res. 191: Expressing support for the designation of May 2009 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-191/)
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