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Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to designate animal shelters as essential community facilities eligible for direct loans and grants, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act would amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to designate animal shelters as essential community facilities. This designation would make animal shelters eligible for direct loans and grants through the essential community facilities loan and grant programs. The amendment would take effect 180 days after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jefferson Shreve’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- RUNNEBOHM CONSTRUCTION, INC. $4,300
- THE HERITAGE GROUP $3,561
- ZINK DISTRIBUTING $3,300
- TARBERT PROPERTIES LP $3,300
- PATRIOT PRODUCTS LLC $3,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jefferson Shreve → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Apr 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2026
Mr. Shreve (for himself and Mr. Figures) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to designate animal shelters as essential community facilities eligible for direct loans and grants, 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 “Rural Animal Shelter Investment Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL SHELTERS UNDER THE COMMUNITY FACILITY DIRECT LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(27) Animal shelter considered an essential community facility.—For the purpose of the essential community facilities loan and grant programs under this subsection, an animal shelter shall be considered an essential community facility.”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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