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        <fullName>Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]</fullName>
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    <title>To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, rats, and mice, and for other purposes.</title>
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