Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2021 or the CARE Act of 2021 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.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Animal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCivil actions and liabilityMammalsMedical researchResearch ethics
CARE Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-5726| House
| Updated: 10/27/2021
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2021 or the CARE Act of 2021 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.