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HR 1744 117th Congress House

Humane Research and Testing Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of the National Center for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 19, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Advanced technology and technological innovationsAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structure
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Jul 26, 2021
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Pappas asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1744, a bill originally introduced by Representative Hastings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E221-222)
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2021

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Pappas asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1744, a bill originally introduced by Representative Hastings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humane Research and Testing Act of 2021

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.

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 11, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 9, 2022
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Nov 2, 2021
Katko, John
· Nov 1, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jul 27, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Mar 23, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 10, 2021
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Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 10, 2021
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 10, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1744: Humane Research and Testing Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1744/
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"H.R. 1744: Humane Research and Testing Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1744/.
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H.R. 1744, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1744/.
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