S 2397 118th Congress Senate Animals

WATCH Act

Introduced: July 19, 2023 Introduced by: Schmitt, Eric Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jul 19, 2023

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Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization Act of 2023 or the WATCH Act

This bill subjects foreign laboratories that receive federal funds and that conduct animal research to U.S. animal welfare regulations.

The National Institutes of Health must establish a process to inspect these laboratories on a quarterly basis to ensure compliance with U.S. animal welfare regulations, such as the use of animal care committees and evaluations of animal care and treatment. Laboratories that are found to be noncompliant, and that do not take appropriate corrective action, are subject to funding revocation.

What's happening now July 19, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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