H.R. 8527 119th Congress House

Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act

Official title: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to designate animal shelters as essential community facilities eligible for direct loans and grants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2026 Introduced by: Jefferson Shreve Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Apr 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8527: Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8527/

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"H.R. 8527: Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8527/.

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H.R. 8527, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8527/.

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