,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #deab ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4 ,mace 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,gill of ,texas1 and ,ms4 ,boebert7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the availability of ,federal funds for certain animal research1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,transgender ,research on ,animals ,now ,stops and ,money for ,ideological ,cruelty ,eliminated ,act or the ,,trans ,,mice ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on availability of ,federal funds for certain animal research 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no ,federal funds may be made available to conduct1 support1 or fund 7directly or indirectly7 any covered research on a qualified animal4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered research ,the term covered research means any research to study the effects of drugs1 hormones1 surgery1 or other interventions to alter the body of a qualified animal to no longer correspond to the biological sex of such animal1 including by-- 7,a7 disrupting the development of an animal's body2 7,b7 inhibiting the natural functions of the animal's body2 or 7,c7 modifying the physical appearance of an animal4 7#b7 ,excepted animal ,the term excepted animal means any non-human vertebrate that-- 7,a7 changes sex during its lifetime2 or 7,b7 naturally possesses both male and female reproductive organs4 7#c7 ,qualified animal ,the term qualified animal means any non-human vertebrate species 7other than excepted animals74 ,such term includes mammals1 birds1 fish1 reptiles1 and amphibians4