AFTER Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 27, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2227)
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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 departments, agencies, or instrumentalities that operate federal research facilities or exhibit animals to promulgate regulations that facilitate and encourage the adoption of certain animals that are suitable for retirement.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2021 to Jun 14, 2022, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Apr 27, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 27, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jul 12, 2021 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 12, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Oct 6, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 7, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 13, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2227)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
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