HR 2878
118th Congress
House
Health
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Mammals
Medical research
Research ethics
CARE Act of 2023
Introduced: April 26, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2023 or the CARE Act of 2023
This bill requires, as a condition of receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health, entities that carry out animal-based research to establish adoption policies for dogs, cats, and rabbits when they are no longer used for research. It also limits, under certain conditions, an entity's liability related to these adoptions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2