HR 5244 United States House · 117th Congress

AFTER Act of 2021

Summary

Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021 or the AFTER Act of 2021 This bill requires federal research facilities to facilitate the adoption or nonlaboratory placement of certain warm-blooded animals (e.g., dogs, cats, monkeys, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rabbits) with animal rescue organizations, animal sanctuaries, animal shelters, or individuals. In order to be adopted or placed, the animals must (1) no longer be needed for research; (2) be suitable for release; (3) not be birds, rats, or mice.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Sep 14, 2021 Last action Oct 5, 2021

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Full legislative history

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Committee

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Oct 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Sep 14, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

lower

Sep 14, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 115 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator

Party

State

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Brendan F. Boyle

Alan S. Lowenthal