An overview of animal welfare legislation and regulation for laboratory animals, as well as actions the AVMA is taking to improve it.

Colorado’s latest state Veterinary Practice Act outlines who can use the title “veterinary technician.” Starting Jan. 1, 2023, only those veterinary…

The AVMA supports passage of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510). In addition to giving the Health and Human

AVMA State Public Policy Symposium addresses legislative, court, public opinion battles

  One bill's language partly adopted from AVMA model act   posted July 18, 2010   Crush videos, aquaculture, and puppy mills are just some of the…

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority formally submitted draft regulations on racetrack safety to the Federal Trade Commission on Dec. 6,…

The AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department recently released a year-end report on more than 1,400 bills that the department tracked…

With 88 percent of veterinary students borrowing from federal student loan programs, according to the 2016 AVMA & AAVMC Report on the Market for…

Once again, Congress is eyeing implementing reforms in North American horse racing, but, this time, it’s looking to an outside organization to achieve…

The Department of Agriculture has grown from a collector and distributor of farming information during the 1860s to, today, a

Food safety, small-business tax relief, and animal well-being during air travel. The AVMA has had something to say to Congress on all these issues.

The 2007 Veterinary State Legislative Mid-Year Report is a new resource now available on the AVMA Web site.

Posted on October 15, 2004   Health care costs, frivolous lawsuits key concerns The AVMA was among more than 300 small-business advocates who

An agreement between the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers will lead the groups to lobby for a federal law that

The AVMA Executive Board acted on a number of recommendations concerning aquatic animal veterinary medicine, including adopting a new animal…

The Executive Board approved positions on several veterinary-related bills and prioritized the Association's FY 2012 appropriations initiatives.

Breed-specific legislation (BSL) targets specific breeds of dogs that are wrongly thought to all be dangerous – most frequently pit bull types –

The AVMA has directed the Governmental Relations Division in Washington, D.C., to continue pressing for passage of several bills pending in Congress

Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado addressed the AVMA PAC at its annual luncheon

The AVMA is supporting two legislative initiatives aimed at reducing the educational debt of veterinary students and graduates

  President urges Congress to pass association health plan legislation The greatest number of Americans without…

        posted August 15, 2005   Despite recommendations from the Executive Board, House Advisory Committee, and Reference Committee 6 for

The AVMA is supporting passage of federal laws preventing plaintiff animal owners from recovering noneconomic damages in the event of animal loss or…

Bills address animal drugs, economics of the profession, and health insurance

The AVMA’s advocacy on behalf of its members covers practically every aspect of veterinary medicine and takes place in the federal government,…