AFTER Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4172 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4172 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the retirement of certain animals used in Federal research, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2026 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the retirement of certain animals used in Federal research, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2026'' or the ``AFTER Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF ANIMALS USED IN FEDERAL RESEARCH. (a) In General.--Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2144) is amended to read as f…