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H.R. 456

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 456, the Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


Record

Text

H.R. 456 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hr456/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 456 IH: Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-15
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 456 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2025 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to the National Institutes of Health for the purposes of conducting biological, medical, or behavioral research involving the testing of dogs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act .
2.
Prohibition on use of Federal funds by National Institutes of Health for certain research involving the testing of dogs
No Federal funds made available to the National Institutes of Health may be used for the purposes of conducting biological, medical, or behavioral research involving the testing of dogs.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hr456/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act

This bill prohibits the National Institutes of Health from funding biological, medical, or behavioral research that involves testing dogs.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 456 alone.

Committees

H.R. 456 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 456 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 456 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 456 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act — Display Title
  • To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to the National Institutes of Health for the purposes of conducting biological, medical, or behavioral research involving the testing of dogs. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 456 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 456’s is Health.

hr456/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 456 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Animal protection and human-animal relationships to Research ethics.

hr456/subjects.txt
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsMammalsMedical ethicsMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Research administration and fundingResearch ethics

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 456, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 456.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com