To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes.;Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act;PAAW Act;H.R. 4698 (IH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2025-08-08 To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes. Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act PAAW Act H.R. 4698 (IH) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2025-07-23 monographic deposited born digital 2 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1d6021968 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr4698ih H.R. 4698 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h4698_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr4698ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4698ih/html/BILLS-119hr4698ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4698ih/pdf/BILLS-119hr4698ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4698ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4698ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2025-08-08 2026-07-11 BILLS-119hr4698ih machine generated eng Nancy Mace United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Darren Soto United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jay Obernolte United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Donald G. Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Michael Lawler United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eleanor Holmes Norton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Troy E. Nehls United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Andre Carson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nicole Malliotakis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dina Titus United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Daniel Webster United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jill N. Tokuda United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Maria Elvira Salazar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce associated name asn United States Code Title 7 Section 2143 7 U.S.C. 2143 United States Code Title 42 Section 285fet seq. 42 U.S.C. 285fet seq. hr BILLS-119hr4698ih 119 1 HOUSE HOUSE 4698 ih ih Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act PAAW Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes. Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Carson, Ms. Malliotakis, Ms. Titus, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee on Energy and Commerce Energy and Commerce Ms. Mace Nancy Mace Mace, Nancy Mr. Soto Darren Soto Soto, Darren Mr. Obernolte Jay Obernolte Obernolte, Jay Mr. Davis of North Carolina Donald G. Davis Davis, Donald G. Donald Davis Mr. Lawler Michael Lawler Lawler, Michael Ms. Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Norton, Eleanor Holmes Eleanor Norton Mr. Nehls Troy E. Nehls Nehls, Troy E. Troy Nehls Mr. Carson Andre Carson Carson, Andre Ms. Malliotakis Nicole Malliotakis Malliotakis, Nicole Ms. Titus Dina Titus Titus, Dina Mr. Webster of Florida Daniel Webster Webster, Daniel Ms. Tokuda Jill N. Tokuda Tokuda, Jill N. Jill Tokuda Ms. Salazar Maria Elvira Salazar Salazar, Maria Elvira Maria Salazar false false