H.R. 297

119 HR 297 IH: Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 297  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Ms. Malliotakis  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act   or the   HELP PETS Act  .
2.
Prohibition on availability of Federal Funds to Institutions of Higher Education that conduct painful research using dogs and cats
(a)
In general
Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made available to any institution of higher education that conducts or funds, in whole or in part, painful research on dogs or cats.
(b)
Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to—
(1)
clinical veterinary research; or
(2)
any physical exam, training program, or study relating to service animals or military animals.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Clinical veterinary research
The term  clinical veterinary research  means research on a dog or cat with a naturally occurring disease or injury that is conducted—
(A)
for the benefit of the dog or cat; and
(B)
with the intention of studying the effect of a procedure, device, or treatment protocol.
(2)
Institution of higher education
The term  institution of higher education  has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).
(3)
Military animal
The term  military animal  has the meaning given the term in section 2583(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
(4)
Painful research
The term  painful research  includes any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.
(5)
Service animal
The term  service animal  has the meaning given the term in section 37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.