United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 9 D · 5 R cosponsors

HR 7958 — PAAW Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds new prohibitions and reporting requirements related to research causing significant pain or distress to dogs and cats funded or conducted by the NIH.

  • Subpart 6 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285f et seq.)

    SEC. 447E. PROHIBITION ON RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PAIN OR DISTRESS TO DOGS AND CATS. (a) In General.--The Director of NIH may not conduct or support any research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat. (b) Definition.--In this section, the term 'research that causes significant pain or distress' includes any study classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.

    This change establishes a prohibition against NIH conducting or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to dogs and cats.

  • Subpart 6 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285f et seq.)

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the NIH shall publish on the NIH website, and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report on the use of dogs and cats in NIH-conducted and funded biomedical research.

    This change mandates annual reporting by the NIH regarding the use of dogs and cats in research, including details about projects that cause significant pain or distress.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7958 do?
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HR 7958?
HR 7958 is sponsored by Mace, Nancy (Republican), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Nehls, Troy E. (Republican), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Malliotakis, Nicole (Republican), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" (Republican), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Steube, W. Gregory (Republican), Jackson Lee, Sheila (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Lee, Susie (Democratic), and Keating, William R. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 7958?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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