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
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.