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Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act

Introduced: August 1, 2023 Introduced by: McClain, Lisa C. Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting research on vertebrate animals in a facility or through an entity that is affiliated with China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or another foreign country of concern.

 

What's happening now July 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 5 Republican 17
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Oct 18, 2024
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Oct 1, 2024
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Valadao, David G.
California · Oct 1, 2024
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 26, 2024
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2024
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Nov 13, 2023
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Kim, Young
California · Sep 28, 2023
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 14, 2023
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Aug 25, 2023
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Aug 25, 2023
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Aug 25, 2023
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Aug 15, 2023
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Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Aug 11, 2023
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Aug 8, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 8, 2023
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 1, 2023
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Aug 1, 2023
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Aug 1, 2023
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Aug 1, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Aug 1, 2023
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Aug 1, 2023
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jul 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5020: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5020/
MLA
"H.R. 5020: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5020/.
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H.R. 5020, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5020/.
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[H.R. 5020: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5020/)
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