HR 2897 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

AFTER Act of 2019

Introduced May 22, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Brendan F. Boyle D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 21, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 22, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2019 or the AFTER Act of 2019

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.

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Sep 14, 2020, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 22, 2019
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 22, 2019
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 22, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalMay 22, 2019
R-MNPete StauberOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMay 22, 2019
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAKaren BassJun 4, 2019
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. May 22, 2019Introduced in House
  3. May 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 22, 2019Introduced in House

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