United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 233 (119th)
HELP PETS Act
Introduced
7 January 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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17 July 2026
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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 January 2025
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/233
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/233