Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 9, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021
This bill generally prohibits animal testing in the evaluation of cosmetic products, and it prohibits the sale or transport of cosmetics developed using animal testing, subject to civil penalties. These prohibitions begin one year after enactment.
The bill specifies exceptions to these prohibitions, including if such animal testing (1) is conducted outside the United States to comply with a foreign regulatory authority; (2) is pursuant to a specified finding that there are no nonanimal alternatives to test the safety of a potentially dangerous cosmetic product or ingredient; (3) is of a product or ingredient for a drug or device subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); or (4) is required for a noncosmetic purpose pursuant to a state, federal, or foreign regulatory authority.
Further, no animal-testing evidence may be used to establish the safety of a cosmetic product or ingredient that is regulated by the FDA after the effective date of this bill, subject to limited exceptions.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2021 to Dec 14, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Dec 14, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Dec 9, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42594 | FDA Regulation of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Archived | Report | Mar 9, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6207 | Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Dec 10, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to substantially restrict the use of animal testing for cosmetics.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Federal preemption
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Marketing and advertising
- Product development and innovation
- Product safety and quality
- Research administration and funding
- Retail and wholesale trades
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
