[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4180 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4180

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
 to award grants to support the microchipping of dogs and cats in the 
   care of animal shelters or similar establishments, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2021

   Mr. Lieu introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
 to award grants to support the microchipping of dogs and cats in the 
   care of animal shelters or similar establishments, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Pets and Families Together 
Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT MICROCHIPPING OF DOGS AND CATS.

    Section 28 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2158) is amended by 
striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Grants To Support Microchipping of Dogs and Cats.--The 
Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary will 
award grants to entities described in subsection (a)(2) for purposes of 
supporting the capability of such entities to provide for microchipping 
of dogs and cats in their care before allowing such dogs or cats to be 
recovered by their original owner, adopted by other individuals, or 
sold to a dealer.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out this section. Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of subsection (d), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
to carry out such subsection.''.
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