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AFTER Act of 2019

Introduced: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
May 22, 2019
Introduced in House
May 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 21, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 70
All 70 Democratic 32 Republican 9
PRICE, DAVID
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 14, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Aug 11, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Aug 11, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Aug 11, 2020
Trone, David
· Feb 28, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Feb 28, 2020
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 21, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 21, 2020
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Feb 11, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 29, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 29, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jan 29, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jan 24, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 24, 2020
Posey, Bill
· Jan 24, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 24, 2020
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Jan 15, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Jan 7, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jan 7, 2020
Granger, Kay
· Jan 7, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 7, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Dec 9, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 15, 2019
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Oct 15, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 24, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 18, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Sep 18, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 17, 2019
Axne, Cynthia
· Jun 25, 2019
Cartwright, Matt
· Jun 25, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 25, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jun 25, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jun 25, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 19, 2019
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 13, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 13, 2019
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