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Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.
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2018 · third_quarter · Animals
Legislation relating to the humane use of animals in research, including H.R. 1243/S. 498 Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act; H.R. 3197 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act; and H.R. 5780 Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act".
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (HR 5780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (S 3780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (S.2976)- USDA animal experiments Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042)- USDA animal experiments
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing (FACT) Act (HR 816)- Increasing transparency about animal testing and efforts to minimize Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act (PUPPERS) Act (HR 3197)- Limiting painful dog experiments at the Department of Veterans Affairs Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (HR 5780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (S 3780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.6147)- EPA animal experiments Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (S.2976)- USDA animal experiments Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.5786)- VA animal experiments Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042)- USDA animal experiments Issues related to oversight of and decreased funding for animal testing (no specific legislation)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Legislation relating to the humane use of animals in research, including H.R. 1243/S. 498 Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act; H.R. 3197 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act; H.R. 5780 Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act"; and S. 3773 "Primate Protection and Research Modernization Act of 2018".
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Animals
H.R.816, "The Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act" S.503, "Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act" H.R. 1368, "Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act" Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations FY18 Agriculture appropriations H.R. 3197, "Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017" H.R. 3219, "The Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act" H.R. 2, "Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018" S. 3042, "Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018" H.R. 5780, Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 S.3780, Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 Transportation of research animals S. 3773, "Primate Protection and Research Modernization Act of 2018" H.R. 7268, "Humane Retirement Act"
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Animals
Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing (FACT) Act (HR 816)- Increasing transparency about animal testing and efforts to minimize Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act (PUPPERS) Act (HR 3197)- Limiting painful dog experiments at the Department of Veterans Affairs Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (HR 5780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.6147)- EPA animal experiments Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (S.2976)- USDA animal experiments Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.5786)- VA animal experiments Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042)- USDA animal experiments Issues related to oversight of and decreased funding for animal testing (no specific legislation)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (HR 5780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (S.2976)- USDA animal experiments Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042)- USDA animal experiments
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Animals
H.R.816, "The Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act" S.503, "Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act" H.R. 1368, "Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act" Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations FY18 Agriculture appropriations H.R. 3197, "Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017" H.R. 3219, "The Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act" H.R. 2, "Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018" S. 3042, "Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018" H.R. 5780, Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 Transportation of research animals
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Animals
Legislation relating to the humane use of animals in research, including H.R. 1243/S. 498 Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act; H.R. 3197 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act; and H.R. 5780 Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act".
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Animals
Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA - HR1759) in the House, with outreach for potential sponsors and cosponsors, and potential Senate companion; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling performances, rides, or exhibits, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to workers and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations, supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations: the Big Cat Act, Humane Cosmetics Act, PACT Act. HRes401, ProTECT Act, HR5780, SAFE Act, & KITTEN Act. Oppose bills counter to ADI's state mission, including those seeking to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · second_quarter · Animals
Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing (FACT) Act (HR 816)- Increasing transparency about animal testing and efforts to minimize Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act (PUPPERS) Act (HR 3197)- Limiting painful dog experiments at the Department of Veterans Affairs Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (HR 5780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.6147)- EPA animal experiments Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (S.2976)- USDA animal experiments Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.5786)- VA animal experiments Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042)- USDA animal experiments Issues related to oversight of and decreased funding for animal testing (no specific legislation)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act (HR 5780)- Limiting painful cat experiments at the Department of Agriculture Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (S.2976)- USDA animal experiments Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042)- USDA animal experiments
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Animals
H.R.816, "The Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act" S.503, "Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act" H.R. 1368, "Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act" Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations FY18 Agriculture appropriations H.R. 3197, "Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017" H.R. 3219, "The Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act" H.R. 2, "Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018" S. 3042, "Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018" H.R. 5780, Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | IL |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
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| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY |
| Brian J. Mast | Republican | FL |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | NH |
| Christopher H. Smith | Republican | NJ |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Republican | NY |
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| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
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| Donald Norcross | Democratic | NJ |
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| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
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| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
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| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
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| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| Karen Bass | Democratic | CA |
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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)