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Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020

Introduced: October 20, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in House
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Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020

This bill establishes the National Center for Alternatives to Animal Research and Testing within the National Institutes of Health to promote alternatives to animal research and testing and to reduce the number of animals used in such research and testing.

It also requires federal departments or agencies and federally funded research entities that use animals for research and testing to develop plans to reduce the use of animals in their activities and annually report the number of animals that they use to the center. The center must make this information publicly available.

What's happening now October 20, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 2, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 30, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Nov 18, 2020
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2020
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 20, 2020
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8633: Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8633/
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"H.R. 8633: Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8633/.
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H.R. 8633, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8633/.
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