H.R. 3709 · 118th Congress
Keeping Pets and Families Together Act
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This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to support microchipping of dogs and cats in the care of pounds or shelters.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 25, 2023
Keeping Pets and Families Together Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to support microchipping of dogs and cats in the care of pounds or shelters. Under the program, USDA must enter into cooperative agreements with state and local governments to support the capability of pounds or shelters to provide for microchipping of dogs and cats in their care before allowing them to be recovered by their owners, adopted by other individuals, or transferred to another shelter or rescue organization.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Keeping Pets and Families Together Act
Latest action (Jun 23, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Policy area: Animals · Origin: House · Introduced: May 25, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.