Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
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Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2023 or the CARE Act of 2023 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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CARE Act of 2023
USA118th CongressHR-2878| House
| Updated: 4/28/2023
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2023 or the CARE Act of 2023 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.