H.R. 233 · 119th Congress
HELP PETS Act
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Bill details
Introduced: 1/7/2025
Current status: In committee
Introduced by: Nicole Malliotakis (R · NY-11)
Bill ID: 119hr233
Latest official action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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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: BILLSUM · Summary date: 1/7/2025
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