HRES 781 119th Congress House Animals

Expressing support for the designation of October 1, 2025, as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of animal adoption, to educate on the importance of spaying and…

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Expressing support for the designation of October 1, 2025, as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of animal adoption, to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and to encourage animal adoptions throughout the United States.

Introduced: September 30, 2025 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.

Sep 30, 2025

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now September 30, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Cosponsors 23

Carson, André

Indiana · Nov 19, 2025

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Oct 8, 2025

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Oct 8, 2025

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Oct 3, 2025

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Sep 30, 2025

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Sep 30, 2025

Costa, Jim

California · Sep 30, 2025

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · Sep 30, 2025

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2025

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2025

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Sep 30, 2025

Krishnamoorthi, Raja

Illinois · Sep 30, 2025

Lieu, Ted

California · Sep 30, 2025

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2025

Malliotakis, Nicole

New York · Sep 30, 2025

McBath, Lucy

Georgia · Sep 30, 2025

Peters, Scott H.

California · Sep 30, 2025

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Sep 30, 2025

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Sep 30, 2025

Scanlon, Mary Gay

Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2025

Thanedar, Shri

Michigan · Sep 30, 2025

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Sep 30, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Sep 30, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 781: Expressing support for the designation of October 1, 2025, as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of animal adoption, to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and to encourage animal adoptions throughout the United States.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-781/

MLA

"H. Res. 781: Expressing support for the designation of October 1, 2025, as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of animal adoption, to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and to encourage animal adoptions throughout the United States.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-781/.

Bluebook (legal)

H. Res. 781, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-781/.

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[H. Res. 781: Expressing support for the designation of October 1, 2025, as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness of the importance of animal adoption, to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and to encourage animal adoptions throughout the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-781/)