119th Congress
H.R. 233
HELP PETS Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Nicole Malliotakis(R-NY)
- Introduced
- Jan 7, 2025
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Added later (1)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY) · May 7, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in House