S. 1104 119th Congress Senate

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Official title: A bill to amend section 495 of the Public Health Service Act to require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to en… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend section 495 of the Public Health Service Act to require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Eric Schmitt Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now March 25, 2025

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

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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for WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
8 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
8 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8 filings
SENATE
8 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
7 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 6