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HR 4180 117th Congress House Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Mammals

Keeping Pets and Families Together Act

Introduced: June 25, 2021 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jun 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Pets and Families Together Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program to support animal shelters, pounds, or humane societies implanting microchips into dogs and cats in their care before allowing the animals to be adopted, returned to their owners, or sold to dealers.

What's happening now July 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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