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HR 4101 117th Congress House

HEARTS Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research to be co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research to be conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2021 or the HEARTS Act of 2021

This bill expands the responsibilities of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to promote research methods that do not use animals. Specifically, the NIH must (1) provide incentives for nonanimal research, and (2) require the evaluation of viable nonanimal alternatives before approving any research that involves animals.

Additionally, NIH applications for research grants involving animals must include an assurance that nonanimal methods for such research are not available.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 30, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 21, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2021
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4101: HEARTS Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4101/
MLA
"H.R. 4101: HEARTS Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4101/.
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H.R. 4101, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4101/.
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[H.R. 4101: HEARTS Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4101/)
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