H.R. 9072 · 117th Congress

Humane Retirement Act

Introduced on Sep 29, 2022 by Kathleen M. Rice (D-NY-4). 21 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 30, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 29, 2022
Cosponsors
21
3 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that healthy research common companion animals are adopted into suitable homes.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Sep 29, 2022). Public domain.

Humane Retirement Act

This bill requires animal care committees at certain federal agencies conducting biomedical or behavioral research to make reasonable efforts to find parties to adopt dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs that have been retired from research. Prior to euthanizing, the animal care committee must assess the temperament of any such animal to determine whether it is suitable for adoption and, if so, make reasonable efforts to arrange for an adoption.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Kathleen M. RiceD-NY-4Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 29, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Sep 29, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Sep 30, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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