H.R. 8001 · 116th Congress
To require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes and receive funding from the National Institutes of Health to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tony Cárdenas
- Introduced
- 2020-08-11
- Latest action
- 2020-08-11 · Introduced in House
Summary
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2020 or the CARE Act of 2020
This bill requires, as a condition of receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health, entities that carry out animal-based research to establish adoption policies for dogs, cats, and rabbits when they are no longer used for research. It also limits, under certain conditions, an entity's liability related to these adoptions.