To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-8001| House
| Updated: 8/11/2020
Tony Cárdenas
Democratic Representative
California
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2020 or the CARE Act of 2020 This bill requires, as a condition of receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health, entities that carry out animal-based research to establish adoption policies for dogs, cats, and rabbits when they are no longer used for research. It also limits, under certain conditions, an entity's liability related to these adoptions.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Animal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCivil actions and liabilityMammalsMedical researchResearch ethics
To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-8001| House
| Updated: 8/11/2020
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2020 or the CARE Act of 2020 This bill requires, as a condition of receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health, entities that carry out animal-based research to establish adoption policies for dogs, cats, and rabbits when they are no longer used for research. It also limits, under certain conditions, an entity's liability related to these adoptions.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Tony Cárdenas
Democratic Representative
California
Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Animal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCivil actions and liabilityMammalsMedical researchResearch ethics