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HR 778 100th Congress House

Pet Protection Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to establish, with respect to any grant or research protocol of the National Institute of Health, a restriction that any person obtaining or using for a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish, with respect to any grant or research protocol of the National Institute of Health, a restriction that any person obtaining or using for any research purpose any animal acquired from any animal shelter shall not be eligible to receive any such grant or research protocol.

Introduced: October 20, 1987 See on congress.gov
Animals Animals and Animal ProtectionFederal aid to medical researchFederal aid to researchHealth
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Laboratory animalsMedical researchPetsProtection of animalsResearch and developmentScience and technology
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 27, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 27, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pet Protection Act of 1987 - States that any person using for any research purpose any animal acquired directly or indirectly from any animal shelter shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds under any grant or research protocol of the National Institutes of Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 20, 1987
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 1987
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 27, 1987
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 27, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 27, 1987
TAUZIN, W.
· Jan 27, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 778: Pet Protection Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-778/
MLA
"H.R. 778: Pet Protection Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-778/.
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H.R. 778, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-778/.
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[H.R. 778: Pet Protection Act of 1987](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-778/)
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