H.R. 233

119th Congress

In Committee

HELP PETS Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]NY· Introduced 7 January 2025
Open on Congress.gov

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Cosponsors

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Actions

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Amendments

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Committees

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Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

7 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 25 February 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.

Timeline

3 actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

    7 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  2. Introduced in House

    7 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. Introduced in House

    7 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

1 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]NY

Cosponsors

  • Republican1100%

Classification

Policy area

Education

Legislative subjects

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEducation programs fundingHigher educationResearch and developmentResearch ethics

Committees

1

  • Education and Workforce Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To7 Jan 2025
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