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

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 985 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 985 Expressing opposition to the use of onychectomy, also known as declawing, for elective surgery in cats. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2026 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Rivas, Ms. Simon, Mr. Soto, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Vindman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Expressing opposition to the use of onychectomy, also known as declawing, for elective surgery in cats. Whereas over 40,000,000 households in the United States have a cat or cats, and research shows that cats can improve psychological health, offer emotional support, and enhance quality of life; Whereas scratching is a normal, instinctive cat behavior done by cats to m…