H.R.4698

PAAW Act Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act

Introduced·7/23/25

The Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act prohibits the National Institutes of Health from funding research causing significant pain or distress to.

The Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act amends 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 dogs and cats. This prohibition applies to any study assigned a pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture. The amendment takes effect 90 days after the enactment of the Act.

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History

Jul 23, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Jul 23, 2025

House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.