Bill > HR297

This bill, known as the "HELP PETS Act", aims to prohibit federal funding for higher education institutions that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats. Specifically, 180 days after the act's enactment, any institution of higher education would be ineligible for federal funds if they conduct or fund research that is classified as painful (defined as pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture). The bill includes important exceptions for clinical veterinary research that benefits the animal, as well as research and training related to service animals or military animals. The legislation defines key terms such as "clinical veterinary research" (research on animals with naturally occurring conditions conducted for the animal's benefit), "institution of higher education" (referencing the Higher Education Act), and "painful research" (research in high pain categories). The goal appears to be protecting dogs and cats from potentially harmful or unnecessarily painful scientific experiments while still allowing for medical research that has direct benefits to the animals themselves or serves important service and military purposes.

Education

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/297/all-info