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H.R. 1085 119th Congress House

CARGO Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animal… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animals in research unless the research occurs in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Troy E. Nehls Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Health Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Research administration and fundingResearch and development
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Feb 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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What's happening now February 6, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 8 Republican 21
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Jun 2, 2026
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · May 29, 2026
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Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2026
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 20, 2026
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Apr 15, 2026
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Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Apr 9, 2026
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2026
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Evans, Gabe
Colorado · Feb 10, 2026
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Hamadeh, Abraham J.
Arizona · Nov 20, 2025
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 17, 2025
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Nov 17, 2025
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Oct 6, 2025
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jul 2, 2025
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 24, 2025
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Harder, Josh
California · Jun 9, 2025
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 29, 2025
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 29, 2025
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2025
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2025
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 25, 2025
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2025
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Feb 6, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2025
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Feb 6, 2025
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Kim, Young
California · Feb 6, 2025
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Mackenzie, Ryan
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2025
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Feb 6, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 6, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1085: CARGO Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1085/
MLA
"H.R. 1085: CARGO Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1085/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1085, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1085/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1085: CARGO Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1085/)
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