HRES781Referred to Committee
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
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-30
Introduced
23
Cosponsors
HRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Donald Norcross
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (462 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/N000188
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (23)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2025-09-30
- Dina Titus (D-NV-1)Original· 2025-09-30
- Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)Original· 2025-09-30
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8)Original· 2025-09-30
- Jim Costa (D-CA-21)Original· 2025-09-30
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-09-30
- Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-09-30
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2025-09-30
- Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)Original· 2025-09-30
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)Original· 2025-09-30
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)Original· 2025-09-30
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-09-30
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)Original· 2025-09-30
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)Original· 2025-09-30
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)Original· 2025-09-30
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)Original· 2025-09-30
- Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)Original· 2025-09-30
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)Original· 2025-09-30
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)Original· 2025-09-30
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)· 2025-10-03
- Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38)· 2025-10-08
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)· 2025-10-08
- André Carson (D-IN-7)· 2025-11-19
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-09-30
Previously
- Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-30
Plain-English Summary
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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Animals
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