3.0.037802023-01-11T13:40:39Z2023-01-11T13:40:39ZSenateS2018-12-19115ssaf00Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeSenateStandingReferred to2018-12-19T17:17:11ZKITTEN Act of 20181155780HR2018-06-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.Related billCRS2018-12-19ssaf00Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.IntroReferral2018-12-19Introduced in SenateIntroReferral100009Library of CongressM001176Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]JeffMerkleyDORNAnimalsAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchResearch ethicsAnimals002018-12-19Introduced in Senate2019-04-02T21:37:09ZKittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.
]]>KITTEN Act of 2018Display TitleKITTEN Act of 2018Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to limit experimentation on cats.Introduced in SenateISShort Titles as IntroducedKITTEN Act of 2018Short Titles as IntroducedKittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018Introduced in Senate2018-12-19T05:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3780is/xml/BILLS-115s3780is.xml2018-12-19Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.