Supporting Our Shelters Act
Sponsored By: Representative Escobar
Introduced
Summary
Would create a new grant program through the Department of Agriculture to help animal shelters improve care for animals and support shelter staff.
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- Shelters and rescue groups that qualify under the Animal Welfare Act would be eligible for grants to pay for feeding, sheltering, veterinary care, recreational activities, and hiring, training, and retaining staff.
- Shelter animals could see better outcomes because grantees must report the number of each species taken in and the outcome for each species to the Secretary of Agriculture, starting 180 days after the first grant and annually thereafter.
- Grants would run up to 3 years and can be renewed if recipients submit required reports.
- The Secretary of Agriculture would have to issue regulations to run the program and provide annual reports to the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry about how funds were used.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants to help local animal shelters
If enacted, the Department of Agriculture would run a grant program for eligible animal shelters. Money could cover food, housing, vet care, recreation, and staff hiring, training, and retention. Grants would last up to 3 years and could renew only if the shelter files the required report. Shelters would report to USDA within 180 days after their first grant and every year after, with species counts, outcomes, and how funds were used. USDA would issue rules and send program reports to the House and Senate agriculture committees within 180 days after enactment and each year after.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Escobar
TX • D
Cosponsors
Garcia (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Roll Call Votes
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