# 117-hr-8699: Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act

117-hr-8699, Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8699
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-08-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act This bill prohibits the National Institutes of Health from funding biological, medical, or behavioral research that involves testing dogs.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8699 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8699)

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- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-707: Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-707)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8699 (as of 2025-11-18).