Federal Animal Research Accountability Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 26
- Latest action
- May 8, 2025
What it does
The Federal Animal Research Accountability Act of 2025 would amend the Public Health Service Act to require entities receiving NIH funding for biomedical or behavioral research to annually report detailed data on the number and species of animals used in research, categorized by the level of pain or distress involved and whether pain-relieving drugs were used. The bill mandates that the NIH Director make this information publicly available in a searchable online database within three months of receipt, and requires NIH to provide standardized forms to animal care committees for data collection. These reporting requirements would take effect two years after the bill’s enactment. The measure…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Adelita Grijalva
- André Carson
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Darren Soto
- Derek Tran
- Dina Titus
- Donald Davis
- Eugene Vindman
- James Walkinshaw
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Jennifer Kiggans
- Josh Gottheimer
- Josh Harder
- Mike Levin
- Mike Quigley
- Nancy Mace
- Nicholas Langworthy
- Sarah McBride
- Sharice Davids
- Shri Thanedar
- Thomas Kean
- Valerie Foushee
- Vern Buchanan
- Young Kim
- Zoe Lofgren
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.