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HR 2858 114th Congress House

Humane Cosmetics Act

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

Introduced: July 29, 2015 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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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humane Cosmetics Act

This bill prohibits testing cosmetics on animals, effective on the date that is one year after enactment of this Act. No cosmetic may be sold or transported if the final product or any component was developed or manufactured using animal testing after such date, effective three years after enactment of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 81
All 81 Democratic 66 Republican 3
D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Dec 13, 2016
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 12, 2016
Sablan, Gregorio
· Dec 12, 2016
Yoder, Kevin
· Nov 18, 2016
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Nov 17, 2016
ROYCE, ED
· Nov 14, 2016
Shuster, Bill
· Nov 14, 2016
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2016
Marino, Tom
· Sep 20, 2016
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 24, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 9, 2016
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 9, 2016
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2016
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 28, 2016
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 28, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 5, 2016
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 18, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 17, 2015
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 15, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Dec 9, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 30, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 4, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Nov 2, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 28, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Oct 21, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 21, 2015
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 20, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Oct 20, 2015
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 9, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 30, 2015
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 24, 2015
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 16, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 11, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 10, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2015
Donovan, Daniel
· Sep 9, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 9, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 9, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2858: Humane Cosmetics Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2858/
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"H.R. 2858: Humane Cosmetics Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2858/.
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H.R. 2858, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2858/.
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