,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bi1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,norcross 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,carson1
 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 
,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,dean of              
,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,harder of ,california1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4     
,lieu1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1  
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4     
,payne1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,quigley1    
,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4        
,schneider1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1   
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 
,ms4 ,wild1 and ,ms4 ,velzquez7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,accountability          
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,october #a1 #bjbc1  
as ,national ,animal ,rescue ,day to    

create awareness of the importance of   
animal adoption1 to educate on the      
importance of spaying and neutering     
animals1 and to encourage animal        
adoptions throughout the ,united        
,states4  ,whereas millions of cats and 
dogs are placed into shelters every year
 and hundreds of thousands of healthy1  
adoptable animals are euthanized2       
,whereas there are between #c1jjj and   
#d1jjj animal shelters throughout the   
,united ,states in need of medical      
supplies1 blankets1 towels1 cleaning    
supplies1 food1 and educational         
materials about owning a pet2 ,whereas  
increased knowledge and awareness of    
animal rescue programs throughout the   
,united ,states will significantly      
reduce the number of cats and dogs      
euthanized and reduce the number of     
animals returned to a shelter who have  
been rescued2 ,whereas loving families  
welcome pets to their new forever home  
every day1 but more adoption is needed2 
,whereas lowering the number of animals 

in need of rescue1 by spaying and       
neutering1 can help alleviate the       
overcrowding of the ,nation's shelters2 
,whereas supporting families' access to 
housing and veterinary care can further 
reduce the number of pets surrendered or
 abandoned2 ,whereas years of animal    
abandonment has left thousands of       
homeless pets in overpopulated shelters 
and rescues2 ,whereas ,charlie1 one of  
the thousands of beagles rescued from a 
breeding facility in #bjbb1 now has a   
bright future in the laps of his loving 
new family2 ,whereas a ,national ,animal
 ,rescue ,day would encourage the       
adoption of rescue animals into loving  
homes2 and ,whereas the first ,saturday 
in ,october would be an appropriate day 
to designate as ,national ,animal       
,rescue ,day to be celebrated through   
adoption events1 festivals1 and         
charitable giving which will increase   
revenues for shelters and pet adoptions3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives supports the       

designation of a ,national ,animal      
,rescue ,day to create awareness for    
animal rescue programs throughout the   
year and address the challenge of pet   
overpopulation through continued spaying
 and neutering4