H.R. 2976

Summary

H.R. 2976, the Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 21, 2025 by Rep. Betty McCollum (D). It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 2976 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 2976 IH: Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-21
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2976  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 21, 2025   Ms. McCollum  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act  .
2.
Including reptiles and fish as animals under Animal Welfare Act
Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2132(g) ) is amended to read as follows:
(g)
(1)
The term  animal  means any live or dead warm-blooded animal (including a dog, cat, monkey (nonhuman primate mammal), guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or bird), cold-blooded animal (including a reptile, amphibian, cephalopod, or fish), or such other animal as the Secretary may determine is being used, or is intended for use, for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes, or as a pet.
(2)
Such term excludes—
(A)
birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus, bred for use in research;
(B)
horses not used for research purposes; and
(C)
other farmed animals, such as—
(i)
livestock, poultry, or fish used or intended for use as food or fiber; or
(ii)
livestock, poultry, or fish used or intended for use for improving animal nutrition, breeding, management, or production efficiency, or for improving the quality of food or fiber.
(3)
With respect to a dog, such term means all dogs, including those used for hunting, security, or breeding purposes.
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To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Betty McCollum (D) sponsors H.R. 2976 alone.

Betty McCollum

Rep. · D–MN-4 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 2976 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Apr 21, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2976 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2976 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2976 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act — Display Title
• Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2976 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Agriculture.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2976 under Animals, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2976’s is Animals.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2976, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 68 (Monday, April 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. McCOLLUM:H.R. 2976.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H1618]

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