Bill > HR7958

This bill, titled the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act (PAAW Act), aims to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to dogs or cats. The bill cites concerns about the ineffectiveness and wastefulness of animal testing, particularly on dogs and cats, and calls for the use of alternative research methodologies. The bill also requires the NIH to report annually on its use of dogs and cats in research, including details on ongoing projects, costs, and efforts to phase out such testing. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is directed to study the NIH's use of dogs and cats in research and its initiatives to reduce this practice, with the goal of identifying areas for improvement in reducing and replacing the use of these animals in federally funded research that causes significant pain or distress.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7958/all-info