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HR 2565 117th Congress House Health Animal protection and human-animal relationships Cell biology and embryology Computers and information technology Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research and development

FDA Modernization Act of 2021

Introduced: February 15, 2022 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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FDA Modernization Act of 2021

This bill allows an applicant for market approval for a new drug to use methods other than animal testing to establish the drug's safety and effectiveness. Under this bill, these alternative methods may include cell-based assays, organ chips and microphysiological systems, sophisticated computer modeling, and other human biology-based test methods.

What's happening now April 16, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7667 Related bill Food and Drug Amendments of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP
    for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP
    for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP
    for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP
    for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP
    for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
  • FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP
    for ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 101
All 101 Democratic 42 Republican 35
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 29, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Nov 29, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 29, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 29, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 16, 2022
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 10, 2022
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Nov 7, 2022
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Nov 7, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 21, 2022
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Oct 21, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Oct 18, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 28, 2022
 R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · Sep 22, 2022
 R
Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Sep 22, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Sep 22, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 14, 2022
Crist, Charlie
· Aug 30, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 26, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 7, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· May 24, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· May 18, 2022
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 13, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 13, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · May 10, 2022
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 27, 2022
PRICE, DAVID
· Apr 27, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Apr 27, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 18, 2022
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Apr 18, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 7, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 7, 2022
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 7, 2022
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 31, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Mar 31, 2022
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Mar 31, 2022
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 18, 2022
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Mar 17, 2022
Sires, Albio
· Mar 17, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 15, 2022
Johnson, Bill
· Mar 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2565: FDA Modernization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2565/
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"H.R. 2565: FDA Modernization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2565/.
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H.R. 2565, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2565/.
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