H.R. 233 · 119th Congress
HELP PETS Act
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Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act or the HELP PETS Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 7, 2025
Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act or the HELP PETS Act
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds if the IHE conducts or funds painful research on dogs or cats. Painful research refers to any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing classified in specified pain categories by the Department of Agriculture.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: HELP PETS Act
Also known as: Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act
Latest action (Jan 7, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 7, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.