U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10522: Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing Act
Status: In committee, September 21, 2026
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Department of Health and Human Services funds for the use of live dogs and live cats in biomedical research, to strengthen accountability for Federal research expenditures, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Department of Health and Human Services funds for the use of live dogs and live cats in biomedical research, to strengthen accountability for Federal research expenditures, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 21, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Department of Health and Human Services funds for the use of live dogs and live cats in biomedical research, to strengthen accountability for Federal research expenditures, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Prohibition on the use of HHS funding for biomedical research involving live dogs or live cats. Sec. 4. Disposition of live dogs and live cats. Sec. 5. Limited waiver authority. Sec. 6. Certification requirements. Sec. 7. Recordkeeping, audits, and access to records. Sec. 8. Enforcement. Sec. 9. Debarment and suspension. Sec. 10. Whistleblower protections. Sec. 11. Transparency and annual reporting. Sec. 12. Government Accountability Office review. Sec. 13. Rules of construction. Sec. 14. Effective date. Sec. 15. Severability. SECTION 2. Definitions In this (B) includes any research conducted to evaluate the safety, efficacy, pharmacology, toxicology, mechanism of action, or biological effects of a drug, biologic, medical device, vaccine, chemical substance, gene therapy, cell therapy, medical intervention, or other investigational product; and (C) does not include-- (i) the provision of routine veterinary diagnosis, treatment, or clinical …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Langworthy (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Randy Fine (R, 6)
- Mike Quigley (D, HD-005)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D, HD-FL-25)
- Veronica Escobar (D, HD-016)
- Dina Titus (D, HD-001)
- Anna Luna (R, 13)
- Jeff Van Drew (R, HD-002)
- Lloyd Doggett (D, HD-037)
- Young Kim (R, HD-CA-40)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Common questions
- What is HB10522?
- HB10522 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing Act.
- What does HB10522 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Department of Health and Human Services funds for the use of live dogs and live cats in biomedical research, to strengthen accountability for Federal research expenditures, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10522?
- In committee as of September 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10522?
- Nicholas Langworthy (R, HD-023), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10522?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10522
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