2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB3246: Violet’s Law
Legislative Summary
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research, and for other purposes.
Bill History
5/7/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(5/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Agriculture(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 27
Primary Sponsor
Nancy Mace
Republican
Co-Sponsors (37)
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Grace Meng
Democrat
Daniel Webster
Republican
Derek Tran
Democrat
Diana Harshbarger
Republican
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Troy Nehls
Republican
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Donald Davis
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Brad Sherman
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Pete Stauber
Republican
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Young Kim
Republican
Hillary Scholten
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Scott Perry
Republican
Michael Lawler
Republican
Darren Soto
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Marc Veasey
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat