985 -- Expressing opposition to the use of onychectomy, also known as declawing, for elective surgery in cats. | Poliscope

Expressing opposition to the use of onychectomy, also known as declawing, for elective surgery in cats.

985

119th Congress

Animals

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

January 9, 2026

Latest Action

January 13, 2026

Primary Sponsor

Jerrold NadlerDemocratic(NY)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

94pct

4d open

vs 1,645 other HRES bills in the 119th — cohort avg 4d

Summary

No CRS summary is available for this bill yet. The source title, actions, sponsors, and text versions below come from Congress.gov.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (3)

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Filing registrants (2)

TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC (2)ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE LEGISLATIVE FUND (1)

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE LEGISLATIVE FUNDclient→ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE LEGISLATIVE FUND

2026 · first_quarter · Animals

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Cat declawing, including the Declaw Resolution (H.Res. 985).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.Res. 985

ALICIA PRYGOSKI

Actions (3)

January 13, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

January 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

January 9, 2026

Submitted in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1025, H11100

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Agriculture Committee	House	Referred To	January 9, 2026

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	January 9, 2026	XML

Cosponsors (20)

Name	Party	State
André Carson	Democratic	IN
Brad Sherman	Democratic	CA
Darren Soto	Democratic	FL

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