Replace Animal Tests Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6660 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6660 To ensure that non-animal methods for regulatory testing are used in lieu of animal tests whenever scientifically satisfactory non-animal test methods are available and accepted by regulatory agencies for meeting regulatory requirements, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Moskowitz (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure that non-animal methods for regulatory testing are used in lieu of animal tests whenever scientifically satisfactory non-animal test methods are available and accepted by regulatory agencies for meeting regulatory requirements, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Replace Animal Tests Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ANIMAL TESTING. (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided by this section, it shall be unlawful for any entity to submit to a covered agency, with respect to a product or substance, data that has been derived using an animal test method if-- (1) a non-animal test method is available to meet the information requirement concerned, as determined by the covered agency; or (2) the covered agency has issued a waiver exempting the entity from a requirement for data derived from an animal test method. (b) Exceptions.--Subsection