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H.R. 233

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 233, the HELP PETS Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 7, 2025 by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jan 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 233 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb233/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 233 IH: Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-07
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 233  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 7, 2025   Ms. Malliotakis  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act   or the   HELP PETS Act  .
2.
Prohibition on availability of Federal Funds to Institutions of Higher Education that conduct painful research using dogs and cats
(a)
In general
Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made available to any institution of higher education that conducts or funds, in whole or in part, painful research on dogs or cats.
(b)
Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to—
(1)
clinical veterinary research; or
(2)
any physical exam, training program, or study relating to service animals or military animals.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Clinical veterinary research
The term  clinical veterinary research  means research on a dog or cat with a naturally occurring disease or injury that is conducted—
(A)
for the benefit of the dog or cat; and
(B)
with the intention of studying the effect of a procedure, device, or treatment protocol.
(2)
Institution of higher education
The term  institution of higher education  has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).
(3)
Military animal
The term  military animal  has the meaning given the term in section 2583(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
(4)
Painful research
The term  painful research  includes any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.
(5)
Service animal
The term  service animal  has the meaning given the term in section 37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 7, 2025

hb233/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/07/2025)

Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act or the HELP PETS Act

This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds if the IHE conducts or funds painful research on dogs or cats. Painful research refers to any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing classified in specified pain categories by the Department of Agriculture.

Sponsors

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) sponsors H.R. 233, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 233 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Jan 7, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 233 has taken 2 actions since Jan 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 233 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 233, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 233 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • HELP PETS Act — Display Title
  • HELP PETS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 233 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC—Virginia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JUSTIN GOODMAN117

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Amendme…
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INCWHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 233 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 233’s is Education.

hr233/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 233 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Animal protection and human-animal relationships to Research ethics.

hr233/subjects.txt
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsEducation programs fundingHigher educationResearch and developmentResearch ethics

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 233, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MALLIOTAKIS:H.R. 233.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H63]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com