HR 5780 · 115th Congress · Animals

KITTEN Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-05-11· Sponsored by Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.(2018-06-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]CA
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]FL
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]NY
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]CA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]NH
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]PA
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]CA
Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]GA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]MN