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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3989
To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on house-
hold pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2023
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CROW, Mr. BLUMENAUER,
Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MENG, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DEAN of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. LIEU, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. DA-
VIDS of Kansas, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr.
ALLRED, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr.
TORRES of New York, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CARSON, Ms. PINGREE, Ms.
TLAIB, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. BUSH, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms.
TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Financial Services
A BILL
To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed
restrictions on household pets owned by residents of
dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pets Belong With
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Families Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON BREED RESTRICTIONS.
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Section 31 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
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(42 U.S.C. 1437z–3) is amended by striking subsection
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(b) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(b) REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The reasonable require-
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ments referred to in subsection (a) may include—
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‘‘(A) limitations on the number of animals
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in a unit, based on unit size;
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‘‘(B) prohibitions on types of animals that
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are classified as dangerous, provided that classi-
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fication is based on specific behaviors or actions
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by the animal and is not based on the breed of
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the animal; and
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‘‘(C) restrictions or prohibitions based on
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size and type of building or project, or other
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relevant conditions.
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The reasonable require-
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ments referred to in subsection (a) may not include
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prohibitions on breeds of animals.’’.
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