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HR 816 115th Congress House

FACT Act

Official title: To amend the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2017 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEnvironmental health
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Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act or the FACT Act

This bill amends the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to require the reports of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) to include a description of the progress on the development and use of alternative methods for toxicological testing by participating federal agencies.

Federal agencies that require or recommend toxicological testing must provide the ICCVAM with the information needed to carry out the Act.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 26 Republican 6
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 20, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2018
Trott, David
· Feb 27, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 31, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 14, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Jun 6, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 6, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 18, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 17, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· May 16, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 4, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 28, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 21, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 16, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Mar 15, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Mar 10, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 7, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 7, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 1, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 28, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 28, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Feb 27, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 16, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Feb 16, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 14, 2017
McSally, Martha
· Feb 14, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 7, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Feb 2, 2017
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
Marino, Tom
· Feb 2, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 2, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Feb 2, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 816: FACT Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-816/
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"H.R. 816: FACT Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-816/.
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H.R. 816, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-816/.
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