United States · Bill · S
S. 3780 (115th)
KITTEN Act of 2018
Introduced
19 December 2018
Last action
19 December 2018 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.
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Timeline
19 December 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Source: IntroReferral
19 December 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 19 December 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → KITTEN Act of 2018
- related to → KITTEN Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3780
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3780
- us · 115-s-3780 · source updated 11 August 2025