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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 and to 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 and to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.

Introduced: January 9, 2019 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution 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 January 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 26, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 26, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Sep 6, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 6, 2019
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 13, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Feb 13, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 13, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Feb 7, 2019
Gaetz, Matt
· Feb 7, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 34: Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption and to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-34/
MLA
"H. Res. 34: Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption and to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-34/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 34, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-34/.
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[H. Res. 34: Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of adoption and to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-34/)
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