Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Supports the designation of April 11 as National Pet Adoption Day and the month of April as National Pet Adoption Month.
Cosponsors 59
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Mar 17, 2017; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Mar 17, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Mar 17, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 17, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 17, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Mar 17, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 17, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2678 | Roger Williams R-TX | Apr 4, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
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