Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020
Latest action · Oct 20, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 20, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020
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.
It also requires federal departments or agencies and federally funded research entities that use animals for research and testing to develop plans to reduce the use of animals in their activities and annually report the number of animals that they use to the center. The center must make this information publicly available.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 20, 2020 to Dec 2, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Oct 20, 2020 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Oct 20, 2020 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Oct 20, 2020 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 18, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Dec 2, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 20, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 20, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 179, October 20, 2020, page H5700.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1744 | Humane Research and Testing Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 26, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Research administration and funding
- Research ethics
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
