H.R. 297

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 9, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Malliotakis · Committee: Committee on Education and Workforce

Table of contents

• H.R. 297
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Prohibition on availability of Federal Funds to Institutions of Higher Education that conduct painful research using dogs and cats

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Prohibition on availability of Federal Funds to Institutions of Higher Education that conduct painful research using dogs and cats

• (a) In general
  • Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made available to any institution of higher education that conducts or funds, in whole or in part, painful research on dogs or cats.
• (b) Exceptions
  • Subsection (a) shall not apply to—
    • clinical veterinary research; or
    • any physical exam, training program, or study relating to service animals or military animals.
• (c) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The term clinical veterinary research means research on a dog or cat with a naturally occurring disease or injury that is conducted—
    • The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (). 20 U.S.C. 1002
    • The term military animal has the meaning given the term in section 2583(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
    • The term includes any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture. painful research
    • The term service animal has the meaning given the term in section 37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.