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HR 4148 113th Congress House

Humane Cosmetics Act

Official title: To phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

Introduced: July 17, 2014 See on congress.gov
Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsProduct development and innovationProduct safety and quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Mar 5, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 5, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humane Cosmetics Act - Prohibits: (1) any entity from conducting or contracting for cosmetic animal testing in the United States, in or affecting interstate commerce, effective on the date that is one year after enactment of this Act; and (2) selling, offering for sale, or transporting in interstate commerce any cosmetic if the final product or any component was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing conducted or contracted for after such date, effective three years after this Act's enactment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 22
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Nov 14, 2014
Delaney, John
· Jul 25, 2014
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 22, 2014
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Jul 22, 2014
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 17, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 10, 2014
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2014
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2014
Bishop, Timothy
· May 20, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 20, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 30, 2014
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Apr 28, 2014
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 28, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 28, 2014
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Apr 8, 2014
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 8, 2014
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 8, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 1, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 1, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 1, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Apr 1, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 24, 2014
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 24, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2014
FARR, SAM
· Mar 13, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Mar 13, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Mar 13, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 13, 2014
Schwartz, Allyson
· Mar 13, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Mar 13, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Mar 13, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 11, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4148: Humane Cosmetics Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4148/
MLA
"H.R. 4148: Humane Cosmetics Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4148/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4148, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4148/.
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