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119-hr-5020119th Congress
Supporting Our Shelters Act
Sponsored By: Representative Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
In Committee
Summary
Federal grants for animal shelters would create a new grant program under the Animal Welfare Act to help shelters pay for feeding, veterinary care, housing, recreation, and staff costs. The bill would also require shelters to report animal intake and outcomes and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue implementing regulations and annual reports to Congress.
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- Shelters would be eligible for grants to cover feeding, sheltering, veterinary care, recreational activities, and hiring, training, and retaining staff. Grants would last up to 3 years and can be renewed if the grantee files the required report.
- Animals and local operations would get more data and accountability because grant recipients must submit a report within 180 days after the first grant and each year after on species taken in, the outcome for each species, and how funds were used.
- Oversight would increase. The Secretary of Agriculture would have to promulgate regulations within 180 days of the relevant subsection and submit annual reports to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees on program use and recipient spending.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Federal grants to animal shelters
If enacted, the bill would require the Agriculture Secretary to set up a grant program for entities described in the Animal Welfare Act. Grants would pay for feeding, sheltering, veterinary care, recreation, and hiring, training, and retaining staff. Each grant could last up to 3 years and would be renewable only if the shelter files the required report before the term ends. Grant recipients would have to file a detailed report starting within 180 days after the first award and every year after. The Secretary would also have to write implementing regulations and send annual program and spending reports to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees starting within 180 days.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/10/2026
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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