HELP PETS Act
In committeeIntroducedJan 7, 2025
Policy areaEducation
Cosponsors1
What this bill is intended to do
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.
Latest action
Jan 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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