US SB2397 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on July 19 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-07-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 19 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-07-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend section 495 of the Public Health Service Act to require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements, and for other purposes.
Title
WATCH Act Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Eric Schmitt [R-MO] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
| Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA] | Sen. Pete Ricketts [R-NE] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] |
| Sen. J.D. Vance [R-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3383 (Related) 2023-11-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2397/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s2397/BILLS-118s2397is.pdf |
