AFTER Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 5, 2021 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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 115
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Sep 14, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jul 5, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 5, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Jul 5, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jul 5, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jul 15, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 15, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jul 18, 2022 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 2, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 2, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Sep 2, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Sep 2, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Nov 10, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 22, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2021 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Oct 5, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sep 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 158, September 14, 2021, page H4524.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47057 | Preparing for the Next Farm Bill Archived | Report | Mar 31, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2897 | AFTER Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Jun 21, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AFTER Act of 2021
- Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
