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HR 1905 117th Congress House Health Animal protection and human-animal relationships Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Medical research

AARF Act of 2021

Introduced: March 16, 2021 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Animals for Regulatory Fairness Act of 2021 or the AARF Act of 2021

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to allow an applicant for approval to market a new drug to use a non-animal test to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the drug if the non-animal test satisfies all other applicable requirements.

What's happening now March 17, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 13 Republican 3
Malinowski, Tom
· May 10, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 18, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 13, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· May 11, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 22, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Apr 15, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Mar 16, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 16, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 16, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1905: AARF Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1905/
MLA
"H.R. 1905: AARF Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1905/.
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H.R. 1905, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1905/.
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