H.R. 2976
119th Congress
House
Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act
Official title: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 21, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
15
- TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
- PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL
- HANKA ADVISOR LLC
- TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
- PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL
- TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2976: Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2976/
"H.R. 2976: Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2976/.
H.R. 2976, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2976/.
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