HR 1622 · 116th Congress · Animals

KITTEN Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.(2019-04-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2019 or the KITTEN Act of 2019 This bill prohibits 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)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]FL
Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]MI
Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]TX
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]CA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]CA
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV