H.R. 5726 · 117th Congress
CARE Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tony Cárdenas
- Introduced
- 2021-10-26
- Latest action
- 2021-10-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Companion Animal Release from Experiments Act of 2021 or the CARE Act of 2021
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.