HR 297
119th Congress
House
In Committee
HELP PETS Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · Jan 9, 2025
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Legislative Summary
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.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS).
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