Tenure: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 law allowing scientifically valid non-animal … Read more
Tenure: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 law allowing scientifically valid non-animal … Read more
Tenure: 118th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2023–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 3946, to strengthen federal enforcement against animal fighting and related criminal activity. ✅ Cosponsor of the Greyhound Protection Act, H.R. 5017, to phase out U.S. greyhound racing, a practice long in decline and … Read more
Tenure: 114th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2015–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Lead cosponsor of the Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization (WATCH) Act, S. 1104, bipartisan legislation to require quarterly inspections of foreign laboratories receiving NIH funding for animal research to ensure compliance with animal welfare standards and suspend or revoke federal funding for facilities that … Read more
Tenure: 97th–119th Congresses (House service: 94th–96th Congresses)Years of Service: 1981–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ❌ Voted “Yea” on S.J. Res. 23 (Senate Roll Call Vote 122), a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn federal regulations strengthening implementation of the Endangered Species Act, including protections governing the listing of imperiled species and designation of critical habitat. A … Read more
Tenure: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Rep. Randy Feenstra’s record on animal-related policy is defined less by neutrality than by a consistent alignment with the interests and paranoia of agricultural trade associations and large-scale industrial animal producers, often at the expense of animal-welfare considerations. Representing one of the country’s most livestock-intensive districts, Feenstra has made … Read more