Skip to main content
HR 9072 117th Congress House

Humane Retirement Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that healthy research common companion animals are adopted into suitable homes.

Introduced: September 29, 2022 See on congress.gov
Health
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action September 30, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humane Retirement Act

This bill requires animal care committees at certain federal agencies conducting biomedical or behavioral research to make reasonable efforts to find parties to adopt dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs that have been retired from research. Prior to euthanizing, the animal care committee must assess the temperament of any such animal to determine whether it is suitable for adoption and, if so, make reasonable efforts to arrange for an adoption.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 11 Republican 1
D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 23, 2022
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 2, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Oct 25, 2022
Yarmuth, John
· Oct 25, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Sep 29, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Sep 29, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2022
Gaetz, Matt
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 29, 2022
Katko, John
· Sep 29, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Sep 29, 2022
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9072: Humane Retirement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9072/
MLA
"H.R. 9072: Humane Retirement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9072/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 9072, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9072/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 9072: Humane Retirement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9072/)
Report a problem