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A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to limit experimentation on cats.

USA115th CongressS-3780| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2018
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.
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Dec 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • December 19, 2018
    Introduced in Senate
  • December 19, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5780: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to end the use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress.
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchResearch ethics

A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to limit experimentation on cats.

USA115th CongressS-3780| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2018
Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • December 19, 2018
    Introduced in Senate
  • December 19, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5780: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to end the use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchResearch ethics