House Bill 8001
116th Congress(2019-2020)
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.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 11, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8001
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
August 11, 2020
08/11/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
08/11/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:28 PM