US HB2850 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 66-9)
Status: Introduced on May 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires animal care committees at entities that receive federal funds for biomedical or behavioral research to make reasonable efforts to find parties to adopt dogs and cats that have been retired from research. Prior to euthanizing, the animal care committee must assess the temperament of the dog or cat to determine whether it is suitable for adoption and, if so, make reasonable efforts to offer the dog or cat to an adopting party.

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Title

Humane Retirement Act

Sponsors

Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-05-21HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-05-20HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-05-20HouseIntroduced in House

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