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Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to States and units of local government that prohibit their residents from owning dogs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the provision of federal funds to any state or local government that prohibits its residents from owning dogs. The bill would condition federal funding on allowing dog ownership within the jurisdiction. The legislation includes a statement of Congress expressing that dog ownership is a right of all Americans. The bill applies to any state or local government with policies prohibiting dog ownership.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Feb 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Feb 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 20, 2026
Mr. Fine (for himself, Mr. Self, Mr. Roy, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Crane, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Ogles, and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to States and units of local government that prohibit their residents from owning dogs, 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 “Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act”.
SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT IMPLEMENT HARAM.
(a) In General.—No Federal funds may be made available to any State or local government that prohibits residents of the jurisdiction from owning dogs.
(b) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) Sharia law is a foreign concept that is against the pursuit of happiness; and
(2) it is a right of all Americans to own a dog. <all>
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