Bill Title: Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness, educate humans of the importance of adoption, and create a humane environment for any pet, including the importance of spaying and neutering of animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-13)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. [HR220 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Robert Andrews [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Aderholt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Timothy Bishop [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Madeleine Bordallo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GU	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Brady [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dan Burton [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ken Calvert [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-41	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Bill Cassidy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-LA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Chabot [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lacy Clay [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Cohen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gerald Connolly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Conyers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jerry Costello [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Critz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Susan Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-53	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Peter DeFazio [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Theodore Deutch [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Doyle [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eliot Engel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sam Farr [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Fitzpatrick [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barney Frank [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elton Gallegly [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-24	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raul Grijalva [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Grimm [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Luis Gutierrez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joseph Heck [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NV-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Himes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Maurice Hinchey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-22	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ruben Hinojosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rush Holt [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Honda [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jesse Jackson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dennis Kucinich [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sander Levin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nita Lowey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Daniel Lungren [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Manzullo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Carolyn McCarthy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James McGovern [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative George Miller [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Moran [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ed Perlmutter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Gary Peters [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jared Polis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Laura Richardson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steven Rothman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tim Ryan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Loretta Sanchez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-46	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Allyson Schwartz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Sensenbrenner [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Christopher Smith [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Edolphus Towns [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lynn Woolsey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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