Federal Animal Research Accountability Act of 2025
Latest action · May 8, 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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Aug 24, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Aug 31, 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 May 8, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2025Introduced in House
- May 8, 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. 77, May 8, 2025, page H1945.
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 improve the accuracy and transparency of animal use data collected by the National Institutes of Health from entities that conduct biomedical and behavioral research with funds provided under such Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Animal Research Accountability Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 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.
