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Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United…

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Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens.

Introduced: March 17, 2017 Introduced by: Williams, Roger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 16, 2017
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Supports the designation of April 11 as National Pet Adoption Day and the month of April as National Pet Adoption Month.

What's happening now February 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 15 Republican 11
Dent, Charles
· Mar 17, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Mar 17, 2017
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 9, 2017
Conaway, K.
· Mar 9, 2017
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Mar 9, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2017
Granger, Kay
· Mar 9, 2017
Hensarling, Jeb
· Mar 9, 2017
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 9, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 9, 2017
JOHNSON, SAM
· Mar 9, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 9, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Mar 9, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 9, 2017
Ratcliffe, John
· Mar 9, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 9, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 16, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Feb 16, 2017
Faso, John
· Feb 16, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 16, 2017
Roskam, Peter
· Feb 16, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 16, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 133: Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-133/
MLA
"H. Res. 133: Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-133/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 133, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-133/.
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[H. Res. 133: Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-133/)
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