HRES 776 115th Congress House Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Commemorative events and holidays

Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption, educate on the importance of spaying and…

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Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption, educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.

Introduced: September 12, 2018 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Mar 13, 2018

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the designation of a National Animal Rescue Day to create awareness for animal rescue programs throughout the year and address the challenge of overpopulation through continued spaying and neutering.

What's happening now March 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Cosponsors 16

Buchanan, Vern

Florida · Oct 2, 2018

Illinois · Sep 25, 2018

Shea-Porter, Carol

· Sep 12, 2018

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Sep 12, 2018

Grijalva, Raúl M.

Arizona · Sep 5, 2018

California · Jul 18, 2018

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jul 18, 2018

Maloney, Sean

· Jun 21, 2018

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2018

Cárdenas, Tony

· Jun 12, 2018

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2018

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Jun 12, 2018

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 776: Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption, educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-776/

MLA

"H. Res. 776: Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption, educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-776/.

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H. Res. 776, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-776/.

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[H. Res. 776: Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption, educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-776/)