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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Advanced technology and technological innovationsAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Research administration and fundingResearch ethics
Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8633| House
| Updated: 10/20/2020
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.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Research administration and fundingResearch ethics