H.R. 456 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Latest action (2025-01-15): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What H.R. 456 does, in plain terms
Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act This bill prohibits the National Institutes of Health from funding biological, medical, or behavioral research that involves testing dogs.
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