AFTER Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, AFTER Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients 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, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9400CBB50E094204B8A413962D0EA816: 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2026 or the AFTER Act of 2026.
- Section HAE48F0299BDE4BB3B036B467AA926A6E: 2. Placement of animals used in Federal research Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2144) is amended to read as follows: 14. Standards for Federal...
- Section H63FFDC1A0A684D1E874CA766F80CF0F3: 14. Standards for Federal facilities In this section: The term animal rescue organization means a nonprofit organization the purpose of which is to rescue...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, AFTER Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, AFTER Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an animal that is unwanted, abandoned, or otherwise in need of placement in a home. The term covered animal does not include— a rat of the genus Rattus
an animal that is unwanted, abandoned, or otherwise in need of placement in a home. The term covered animal does not include— a rat of the genus Rattus
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