HOUSE 1622116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
KITTEN Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 4/3/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- 2019-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2019-03-07Introduced in House
- 2019-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-07 (00)
Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2019 or the KITTEN Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Government studies and investigations
- Medical research
- Research ethics
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