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H.R. 5020 118th Congress House

Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to support animal experimentation in the laboratories of adversarial nations.

Introduced: August 8, 2023 Introduced by: Lisa C. McClain Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Health Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsAsiaChinaCongressional oversight
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EuropeForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesHong KongIranMiddle EastNorth KoreaResearch administration and fundingRussia
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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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 Latest action July 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 

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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
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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
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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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