Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act

Bill: 119-hr-2976
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2025-04-21
Policy area: Animals
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2976 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2025 Ms. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act . 2. Including reptiles and fish as animals under Animal Welfare Act Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2132(g) ) is amended to read as follows: (g) (1) The term animal means any live or dead warm-blooded animal (including a dog, cat, monkey (nonhuman primate mammal), guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or bird), cold-blooded animal (including a reptile, amphibian, cephalopod, or fish), or such other animal as the Secretary may determine is being used, or is intended for use, for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes, or as a pet. (2) Such term excludes— (A) birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus, bred for use in research; (B) horses not used for research purposes; and (C) other farmed animals, such as— (i) livestock, poultry, or fish used or intended for use as food or fiber; or (ii) livestock, poultry, or fish used or intended for use for improving animal nutrition, breeding, management, or production efficiency, or for improving the quality of food or fiber. (3) With respect to a dog, such term means all dogs, including those used for hunting, security, or breeding purposes. .