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HR 8001 116th Congress Health

To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after…

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To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8001: To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8001/
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"H.R. 8001: To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8001/.
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H.R. 8001, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8001/.
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[H.R. 8001: To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8001/)
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