HR8527Referred to Committee
Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-27
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Jefferson Shreve
Republican · IN · Representative
Votes with party: 99.2% (598 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001229
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-04-27
Previously
- Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-27
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would allow animal shelters to qualify for federal loans and grants that are currently available to other essential community facilities like hospitals and fire departments. This would help shelters across the country pay for building improvements, equipment, and operations by giving them access to the same federal funding programs that support rural development. Animal shelter operators and communities that rely on these facilities would be the primary beneficiaries of this expanded eligibility.
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Subjects
Agriculture and Food
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8527 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8527 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Shreve (for himself and Mr. Figures) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act''. SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL SHELTERS UNDER THE COMMUNITY FACILITY DIRECT LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM. Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(27) Animal shelter considered an essential community facility.--For the purpose of the essential community facilities loan and grant programs under this subsection, an animal shelter shall be considered an essential community facility.''. SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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