HELP PETS Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 297
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Education
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-01-09: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-10T07:11:53Z
Official Summary
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.
Sponsor
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Recent Actions
- 2025-01-09: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-01-09: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-09: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act — issued 2025-01-09 — PDF (3 pages)