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H.R. 233 119th Congress House

HELP PETS Act

Official title: To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats.

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: Nicole Malliotakis Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Education Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEducation programs fundingHigher educationResearch and developmentResearch ethics
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jan 7, 2025
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What's happening now January 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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  • HR 297 Identical bill HELP PETS Act
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · May 7, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 233: HELP PETS Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-233/
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"H.R. 233: HELP PETS Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-233/.
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H.R. 233, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-233/.
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[H.R. 233: HELP PETS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-233/)
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