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Senate Bill 4361
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Pets Belong with Families Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 21, 2026
Overview
Text
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The bill prohibits housing providers from imposing breed, size, or weight restrictions on pets living with tenants in housing subsidized by the United States Housing Act of 1937. It allows for reasonable requirements such as pet deposits not exceeding 10% of the tenant's monthly base rent, limitations on the number of animals based on unit size, and prohibitions on specific species or individual animals deemed threats to public health. It also bars withholding pet deposits for damage unrelated to pets and specifies the reimbursement of unused deposits. This bill aims to ensure fair treatment of pet-owning tenants in federally subsidized housing.

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Introduced
Apr 21, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 21, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4361
Congress
119
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development
Primary focus of measure is home ownership; housing programs administration and funding; residential rehabilitation; regional planning, rural and urban development; affordable housing; homelessness; housing industry and construction; fair housing. Measures concerning mortgages and mortgage finance may fall under Finance and Financial Sector policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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Text (1)
April 21, 2026
Actions (2)
04/21/2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
04/21/2026
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
May 12, 2026 3:25:33 PM