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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

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S. 1104Introduced Mar 25, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Sen. Eric Schmitt R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 25, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Gary Peters (D-MI), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Rick Scott (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Eric Schmitt.

Related bills

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Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.