To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Immigration, Science & Space.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HEA1A4745A68E40D58AAA89DB3572B53F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act or the CARE Act.
- Section HA6EC56818A7F4F5A8D2D89FD9235AF83: 2. Including reptiles and fish as animals under Animal Welfare Act Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132(g)) is amended to read as follows:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Immigration, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
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