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H.R. 4698

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4698, the PAAW Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 23, 2025 by Rep. Nancy Mace (R) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 4698 has 15 co-sponsors.

hb4698/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4698 IH: Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-23
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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. 4698  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 23, 2025   Ms. Mace  (for herself,  Mr. Soto ,  Mr. Obernolte ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ,  Mr. Lawler ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Nehls ,  Mr. Carson ,  Ms. Malliotakis ,  Ms. Titus ,  Mr. Webster of Florida ,  Ms. Tokuda , and  Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act   or the   PAAW Act  .
2.
Prohibition on research causing significant pain or distress to dogs and cats
(a)
In general
Subpart 6 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 285f et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
447E.
Prohibition on research causing significant pain or distress to dogs and cats
(a)
In general
The Director of NIH may not conduct or support any research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat.
(b)
Definition
In this section, the term  research that causes significant pain or distress  includes any study that includes an assignment of pain category D or E, as defined by the Pain and Distress Categories of the Department of Agriculture (or such successor categories developed pursuant to section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2143 )).
 .
(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nancy Mace (R) sponsors H.R. 4698, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4698 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jul 23, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4698 has taken 2 actions since Jul 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 4698 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4698 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PAAW Act — Display Title
  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • PAAW Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4698 in 6 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 Budget/Appropriations, Animals, Agriculture, Banking, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC—Virginia15—
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC15—
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JUSTIN GOODMAN115
ALISA FARLEY111
DALEN HARRIS111
ISAIAH WILSON111
JOHN GRAY111
JOSH BERNSTEIN111
SARAH HEYDEMANN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLCSERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC2026 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Amendme…
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4698 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4698’s is Health.

hr4698/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4698, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MACE:H.R. 4698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H3649]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com