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S. 4361

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4361, the Pets Belong with Families Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 21, 2026 by Sen. Adam Schiff (D). It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 4361 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb4361/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4361 IS: Pets Belong with Families Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-04-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4361  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 21, 2026   Mr. Schiff  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs    A BILL
To modify the reasonable requirements that may be imposed on pet owners living in public housing, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pets Belong with Families Act  .
2.
Prohibition on breed restrictions
Section 31 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437z–3 ) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
(b)
Reasonable requirements
(1)
In general
The reasonable requirements referred to in subsection (a) may include—
(A)
requiring payment of a pet deposit by a tenant owning or having pets, except that—
(i)
the pet deposit—
(I)
shall not exceed 10 percent of the tenant’s monthly base rent; and
(II)
shall be amortized over not less than 3 months as part of a tenant’s rental payments; and
(ii)
any amount of a pet deposit that is unused at the termination of the tenancy shall be reimbursed to the tenant within 30 days of vacating a dwelling unit;
(B)
limitations on the number of animals in a dwelling unit or building, based on unit size or other relevant conditions;
(C)
prohibitions on certain species of animals prohibited by State or local law; and
(D)
prohibitions on any individual animal that is declared a threat to public health and safety by a court of competent jurisdiction or whose ownership is otherwise prohibited by State or local law.
(2)
Prohibition on withholding
A public housing agency may not withhold a pet deposit described in paragraph (1) for damage unrelated to the pet, including due to ordinary wear and tear.
(3)
Limitation
The reasonable requirements described in subsection (a) shall not include any prohibition based on the breed, size, or weight of an animal.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-21
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to modify the reasonable requirements that may be imposed on pet owners living in public housing, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Adam Schiff (D) sponsors S. 4361 alone.

Adam Schiff

Sen. · D–CA · Sponsor

Committees

S. 4361 went before 1 committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Referred To · Apr 21, 2026 · 465 Bills

Actions

S. 4361 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Apr 21, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4361 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4361, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 4361 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Pets Belong with Families Act — Display Title
  • Pets Belong with Families Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to modify the reasonable requirements that may be imposed on pet owners living in public housing, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 4361 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALISA CLEMENTS111
ALYSSA MILLER111
ASHLEY BRINKMAN111
LAUREN CALMET111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCILPET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4361 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4361’s is Housing and Community Development.

s4361/policy-areas.txt
Housing and Community DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com