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Rep. Fine to Introduce 'Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act' After Backlash Over Social Media Post

Fine announced a bill on dog ownership after facing criticism for remarks contrasting dogs with Muslims.

Rep. Fine to Introduce 'Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act' After Backlash Over Social Media Post
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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Rep. Randy Fine announced a bill to bar federal funding to jurisdictions that treat dogs as haram, after backlash over his social media remarks about Muslims. Democratic lawmakers condemned the remarks and called for censure or other consequences.

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Randy Fine
R · FL-6

Representative announcing the Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act and defending his remarks about Muslims

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Mark Harris
R · NC-8

Republican representative later added as a cosponsor

Mary E. Miller
R · IL-15

Republican representative named as launching the bill with Fine

Brandon Gill
R · TX-26

Republican representative named as launching the bill with Fine

Elijah Crane
R · AZ-2

Republican representative named as launching the bill with Fine

Eric Burlison
R · MO-7

Republican representative later added as a cosponsor

Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Democratic representative criticizing Fine’s remarks

Keith Self
R · TX-3

Republican representative named as launching the bill with Fine

House minority leader criticizing Fine and urging Republican accountability

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Republican representative named as launching the bill with Fine

Andy Harris
R · MD-1

Republican representative and House Freedom Caucus chairman named as launching the bill with Fine

Democratic representative calling for Fine to be censured and removed from committees

Sheri Biggs
R · SC-3

Republican representative named as launching the bill with Fine

New Jersey Democrat criticizing Fine’s remarks

Democratic representative criticizing Fine’s remarks

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Democratic representative condemning Fine’s remarks and calling for censure

ALSO MENTIONED  Gavin Newsom, California governor calling for Fine to resign; Nerdeen Kiswani, Activist whose comments about dogs and Islam prompted Fine’s response; Zohran Mamdani, New York mayor referenced in Fine’s post and in the account of Kiswani’s remarks

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Rep. Randy Fine Posts Comparison of Dogs and Muslims

Fine posted a comparison favoring dogs over Muslims and faced criticism, including Democratic calls for resignation, censure or other consequences. Left-leaning outlets and center outlets both focus on criticism and calls for consequences; left-leaning outlets more explicitly frame the remarks as anti-Muslim rhetoric and challenge the later dog-related bill. Center outlets generally report the backlash, with some including Fine’s defense. Right-leaning outlets present Fine’s response and dog-related bill sympathetically and cast Democratic criticism as political opposition.

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