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H.R. 5244 · 117th Congress

AFTER Act of 2021

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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115 cosponsors · 94 D, 21 R
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1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021 or the AFTER Act of 2021

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 14, 2021

Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021 or the AFTER Act of 2021

This bill requires federal research facilities to facilitate the adoption or nonlaboratory placement of certain warm-blooded animals (e.g., dogs, cats, monkeys, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rabbits) with animal rescue organizations, animal sanctuaries, animal shelters, or individuals. In order to be adopted or placed, the animals must (1) no longer be needed for research; (2) be suitable for release; (3) not be birds, rats, or mice.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: AFTER Act of 2021

Also known as: Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021

Latest action (Oct 5, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Policy area: Animals · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 14, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.