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HCONRES 5 103th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthal… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.

Introduced: March 30, 1993 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 103rd Congress
It was not agreed to before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 24, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 9, 1994
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 31, 1993
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 30, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 5: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-5/
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"H. Con. Res. 5: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-5/.
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H. Con. Res. 5, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-5/.
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[H. Con. Res. 5: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-5/)
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