HR 233
119th Congress
House
Education
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Education programs funding
Higher education
Research and development
Research ethics
HELP PETS Act
Introduced: May 7, 2026
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act or the HELP PETS Act
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds if the IHE conducts or funds painful research on dogs or cats. Painful research refers to any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing classified in specified pain categories by the Department of Agriculture.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1