HR9571-118

Introduced

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 12, 2024

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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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

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

Agriculture Immigration Science & Space

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 12, 2024

Ms. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Immigration Science & Space
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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