HOUSE 233119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Supporting the designation of April 2025 as "National Native Plant Month".

Last Action: 3/21/2025

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2025-01-07Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-01-07Introduced in House
2025-01-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-07 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (1)

Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)

Subjects

Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Education programs funding
Higher education
Research and development
Research ethics

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