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HR 6186 117th Congress House Health

PAAW Act of 2021

Introduced: June 21, 2022 Introduced by: Mace, Nancy Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act of 2021 or the PAAW Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from conducting or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog.

The bill also requires reporting about the use of dogs in research studies. First, the National Institutes of Health must report on ongoing or prospective research conducted or supported by NIAID that causes significant pain or distress to a dog and the amount of funds obligated for such research. Second, NIAID must report on efforts to phase out the use of dogs in the research it conducts or supports.

What's happening now December 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 5 Republican 10
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Nov 22, 2022
Napolitano, Grace
· Sep 15, 2022
Cawthorn, Madison
· Jun 21, 2022
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 13, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Feb 28, 2022
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 18, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 25, 2022
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jan 25, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Dec 14, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2021
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Dec 8, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 8, 2021
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Dec 8, 2021
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Dec 8, 2021
Posey, Bill
· Dec 8, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Dec 8, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Dec 8, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6186: PAAW Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6186/
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"H.R. 6186: PAAW Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6186/.
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H.R. 6186, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6186/.
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