S. 2397 · 118th Congress
WATCH Act
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SchmittSponsor8 cosponsors · 3 D, 5 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization Act of 2023 or the WATCH Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 19, 2023
Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization Act of 2023 or the WATCH Act
This bill subjects foreign laboratories that receive federal funds and that conduct animal research to U.S. animal welfare regulations.
The National Institutes of Health must establish a process to inspect these laboratories on a quarterly basis to ensure compliance with U.S. animal welfare regulations, such as the use of animal care committees and evaluations of animal care and treatment. Laboratories that are found to be noncompliant, and that do not take appropriate corrective action, are subject to funding revocation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: WATCH Act
Also known as: Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization Act of 2023
Latest action (Jul 19, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Animals · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 19, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.