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AWARE Act

Introduced: March 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 5, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E170)
Feb 5, 2015
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H759-760)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act or the AWARE Act

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to apply standards for humane treatment to farm animals at federal research or laboratory animal facilities.

What's happening now February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Democratic 43 Republican 2
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Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 6, 2016
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Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 27, 2016
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2016
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 20, 2016
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 20, 2016
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 20, 2016
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 6, 2016
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 6, 2016
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 19, 2015
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 19, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 19, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 19, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 5, 2015
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2015
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 11, 2015
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 11, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Jul 7, 2015
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 7, 2015
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 7, 2015
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 17, 2015
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 10, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 10, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 10, 2015
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 14, 2015
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 14, 2015
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 14, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 14, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 14, 2015
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 14, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Mar 24, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 24, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 17, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 4, 2015
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 4, 2015
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 4, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 4, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 24, 2015
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 20, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 20, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 17, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 11, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 11, 2015
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 5, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 746: AWARE Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-746/
MLA
"H.R. 746: AWARE Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-746/.
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H.R. 746, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-746/.
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