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HR 3989 118th Congress House Housing and Community Development Animal protection and human-animal relationships Landlord and tenant Low- and moderate-income housing Public housing

Pets Belong With Families Act

Introduced: September 8, 2023 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Pets Belong With Families Act

This bill prohibits public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on pets owned by residents of public housing units. The bill continues to allow public housing agencies to prohibit ownership of dangerous animals in public housing, but prohibits classification as dangerous by breed and requires that any such classification be based on specific behaviors or actions of the animal.

What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 34 Republican 2
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Jul 8, 2024
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Sep 8, 2023
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Levin, Mike
California · Aug 22, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 18, 2023
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Aug 8, 2023
Eshoo, Anna
· Aug 1, 2023
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 1, 2023
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Jul 25, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jun 21, 2023
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Jun 14, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Jun 12, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jun 9, 2023
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 9, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 9, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 9, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Jun 9, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 9, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 9, 2023
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jun 9, 2023
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 9, 2023
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 9, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 9, 2023
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 9, 2023
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 9, 2023
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 9, 2023
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 9, 2023
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 9, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 9, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 9, 2023
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 9, 2023
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 9, 2023
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 9, 2023
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 9, 2023
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 9, 2023
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 9, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 9, 2023
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jun 9, 2023
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jun 9, 2023
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 9, 2023
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3989: Pets Belong With Families Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3989/
MLA
"H.R. 3989: Pets Belong With Families Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3989/.
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H.R. 3989, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3989/.
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