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HELP PETS Act

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis

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Latest action · Jan 9, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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