Modernize federally funded biomedical research and end taxpayer-funded biomedical testing on dogs and cats through the COMPACT Act.

Mark Pocan · Wisconsin · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Advance the Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing Act.. Promised outcome: Modernize federally funded biomedical research and end taxpayer-funded inhumane biomedical testing practices on dogs and cats.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal office context: Mark Pocan as U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd District, co-introducing bipartisan legislation with Rep. Nick Langworthy.

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Congressmen Langworthy and Pocan Introduce Bipartisan COMPACT Act to End Taxpayer-Funded Biomedical Testing on Dogs and Cats September 23, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. — September 23 rd …Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) today announced the introduction of the Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing (COMPACT) Act, the most comprehensive legislation in history to modernize federally funded biomedical research and end inhumane testing practices on dogs and cats.

Pocan and Langworthy announced the introduction of the COMPACT Act, legislation aimed at modernizing federally funded biomedical research and ending inhumane testing on dogs and cats.

Press Releases | Congressman Nick Langworthy
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Evidence

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Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Sep 21, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): As of a September 28, 2026 check of official GovInfo/Congress.gov-derived bill status, H.R. 10522 had only been referred to committee, so the COMPACT Act effort had not been enacted or voted through Congress.

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H.R. 10522 — To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Depar… | Vote Files
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Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) today announced the introduction of the Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing (COMPACT) Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): An official House member-office release identifies Pocan as joining Langworthy in introducing the COMPACT Act, documenting concrete legislative effort toward the commitment but not final delivery.

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Press Releases | Congressman Nick Langworthy
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-30 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified evidence shows Pocan materially advanced the COMPACT Act by co-introducing it, but the promised outcome was to modernize federally funded biomedical research and end taxpayer-funded biomedical testing on dogs and cats. As of the verified bill-status evidence, the bill had only been referred to committee on September 21, 2026, with no enactment or achieved outcome documented. Because there is no documented deadline and an attempt without enactment does not fulfill an outcome promise, the correct status is unresolved, with effort credited.

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