# 119-hr-6514: Protecting Animals in Military Training Act

119-hr-6514, Protecting Animals in Military Training Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6514
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Animals in Military Training Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Ban on live animals in DoD live fire trauma training.** This bill would prohibit the Department of Defense from using live animals in any live fire trauma training and direct the Secretary of Defense to replace them with advanced simulators, mannequins, cadavers, or actors as needed. - Service members and trainees would receive live fire trauma training using non‑animal methods like simulators, mannequins, cadavers, or actors instead of live animals. - Animals named in the bill — including dogs, cats, nonhuman primates, and marine mammals — would be barred from use in these trainings. - The Secretary of Defense would be responsible for ensuring the ban and deciding which non‑animal training tools are appropriate.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on Live Animals in DoD Training: mixed, low. If enacted, the Department of Defense would stop using live animals in live fire trauma training. The ban would begin on the date of enactment. It would explicitly cover dogs, cats, nonhuman primates, and marine mammals. The Secretary of Defense would be required to replace animals, as the Secretar…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9041: America Bikes Act
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- 119-hr-8438: Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6514 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6514)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-9041: America Bikes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9041)
- [119-hr-140: Hurricane Helene and Milton Tax Relief Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-140)
- [119-hr-8438: Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8438)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6514 (as of 2026-09-26).