HR 2897
116th Congress
House
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Research administration and funding
AFTER Act of 2019
Introduced: May 22, 2019
Introduced by:
Boyle, Brendan F.
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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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 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
May 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2019 or the AFTER Act of 2019
This bill requires federal research facilities to facilitate the adoption or nonlaboratory placement of certain warm-blooded animals (e.g., dogs, cats, monkeys, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rabbits) with animal rescue organizations, animal sanctuaries, animal shelters, or individuals. In order to be adopted or placed, the animals must (1) no longer be needed for research; (2) be suitable for release; (3) not be birds, rats, or mice.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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