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HR 3946 105th Congress House

ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998

Official title: To establish, wherever feasible, guidelines, recommendations, and regulations that promote the regulatory acceptance of new and revised toxicological tests tha… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish, wherever feasible, guidelines, recommendations, and regulations that promote the regulatory acceptance of new and revised toxicological tests that protect human and animal health and the environment while reducing, refining, or replacing animal tests and ensuring human safety and product effectiveness.

Introduced: May 22, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 5, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047-1048)
May 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 22, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 5, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998 - States that the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) shall be sustained as a permanent standing committee administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Sets forth ICCVAM objectives, including: (1) increasing the efficiency of Federal test method review; and (2) reducing animal testing.

Directs the Institute to establish a Scientific Advisory Committee.

Requires each Federal agency to: (1) identify and forward to ICCVAM those guidelines or regulations it follows requiring or recommending animal testing; (2) promote valid alternatives to animal testing; and (3) adopt ICCVAM recommendations unless such recommendations are inadequate or unsatisfactory.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 11 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 16, 1998
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 23, 1998
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Sep 10, 1998
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 10, 1998
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 10, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 6, 1998
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 16, 1998
GOSS, PORTER
· Jul 16, 1998
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 1998
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 1998
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 25, 1998
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 10, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· May 22, 1998
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 22, 1998
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 22, 1998
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 22, 1998
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 22, 1998
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 22, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3946: ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3946/
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"H.R. 3946: ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3946/.
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H.R. 3946, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3946/.
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