HR 2976 · 119th Congress

Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act

Right now, the Animal Welfare Act—the main federal law protecting animals in research and exhibition—only covers warm-blooded animals like dogs, cats, primates, and birds. This bill expands that protection to include cold-blooded animals: reptiles, amphibians, fish, and cephalopods (like octopuses). This means that…

Sponsor

McCollum, Betty (D-Minnesota)

Introduced

2025-04-21

Policy area

Animals

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.