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S. 2716 118th Congress Senate

Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act

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

Introduced: November 12, 2024 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa 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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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Sep 5, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 5, 2023
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 Latest action September 5, 2023

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

 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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  • HR 5020 Identical bill Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Nov 12, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2716: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2716/
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"S. 2716: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2716/.
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S. 2716, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2716/.
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