HEARTS Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 13, 2025 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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2025 or the HEARTS Act of 2025
This bill establishes a center within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and requires other activities to promote alternatives to using animals in research and testing.
The duties of the center include developing nonanimal research models (e.g., advanced cell cultures, advanced imaging systems) and training scientists about the methods.
Additionally, if an agency or other entity conducting federally funded research uses animals for research and testing, it must develop and update a plan for reducing such use and periodically report to the center the number and types of animals it uses.
The NIH must also provide incentives for the use of nonanimal research and generally ensure that nonanimal alternatives are considered when reviewing research proposals. Further, applications for NIH research grants must include an assurance that nonanimal methods for carrying out the research are unavailable.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jun 11, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 23, 2026 |
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 Feb 13, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 30, February 13, 2025, page H710.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that nonanimal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research to be conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, 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
- HEARTS Act of 2025
- Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced 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.
