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119th Congress · H.R. 6514 · Introduced

Protecting Animals in Military Training Act

Latest action Dec 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Protecting Animals in Military Training Act
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Constitutional authority statement (CDATA)

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 6514.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8.[Page H5112]

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Sponsor

  • Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · [R-FL-16] · B001260
    Rep-FL-16 current · 10 terms · @VernBuchanan · 3 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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current
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Vern Buchanan
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Vern
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Buchanan
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2025-01-03
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (4)

  • Health (house) · house · Chair · rank 1
  • House Committee on Ways and Means (house) · house · rank 2 · site
  • Trade (house) · house · rank 2
  • Joint Committee on Taxation (joint) · joint · rank 2 · site

Social media

District offices (3)

  • 510 Vonderburg Drive, Suite 303, Brandon, FL, 33511 · 813-657-1013 · fax 771-200-5798 · By appointment only · 27.930656,-82.2892269
  • 8433 Enterprise Circle, Suite 210, Bradenton, FL, 34202 · 941-951-6643 · fax 771-200-5798 · 27.3876393,-82.43503079999999
  • 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 210, Longboat Key, FL, 34228 · 941-951-6643 · By appointment only · 27.4111492,-82.6563195

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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H6FL13148
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2026
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BUCHANAN, VERNON
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
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FL
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16
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
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$929,859.45
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$983,349.77
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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (0)

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Committees (1)

  • Armed Services Committee [House Standing]
    2025-12-09T17:00:30ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (3)

  • 2025-12-09IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • 2025-12-09IntroReferralIntro-Hvia Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  • 2025-12-09IntroReferral1000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-12-27T05:38:19Z
    Protecting Animals in Military Training Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIH2025-12-27T05:38:17Z
    Protecting Animals in Military Training Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIH2025-12-27T05:33:21Z
    To prohibit the use of live animals in Department of Defense live fire trauma training.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

none

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summaries

none

Related bills

  • S 1071 (119) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
    Latest: 2025-12-18 — Became Public Law No: 119-60.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS), Contained in public law (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

none

Laws

none

Committee reports

none

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CBO cost estimates

none

Latest action

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2025-12-09
Text
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Time
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