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KITTEN Act of 2018

Introduced: June 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
May 11, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 11, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit 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.

What's happening now June 22, 2018

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 39
All 39 Democratic 24 Republican 5
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 26, 2018
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 19, 2018
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Oct 19, 2018
Brat, Dave
· Sep 28, 2018
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 6, 2018
Lamb, Conor
· Sep 6, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 6, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 6, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 24, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 24, 2018
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Jul 24, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 24, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 16, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 16, 2018
Barletta, Lou
· Jun 22, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 22, 2018
Trott, David
· Jun 21, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 13, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 13, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 13, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 8, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 8, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 8, 2018
Paulsen, Erik
· Jun 7, 2018
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jun 6, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 6, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 6, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · May 24, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· May 24, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 24, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· May 17, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 17, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 17, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 11, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5780: KITTEN Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5780/
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"H.R. 5780: KITTEN Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5780/.
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H.R. 5780, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5780/.
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