PAAW Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 9, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act of 2021 or the PAAW Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from conducting or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog.
The bill also requires reporting about the use of dogs in research studies. First, the National Institutes of Health must report on ongoing or prospective research conducted or supported by NIAID that causes significant pain or distress to a dog and the amount of funds obligated for such research. Second, NIAID must report on efforts to phase out the use of dogs in the research it conducts or supports.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2021 to Dec 1, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Nov 22, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 1, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 212, December 8, 2021, page H7556.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from conducting or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PAAW Act of 2021
- Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 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.
