CARGO Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1085 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1085 To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animals in research unless the research occurs in the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Mr. Nehls (for himself, Ms. Titus, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Gooden, and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animals in research unless the research occurs in the United States, 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 ``Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas Act of 2025'' or the ``CARGO Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) From fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2021, the National Institutes of Health provided approximately $2.2 billion to foreign organizations for research projects involving animals. (2) The National Institutes of Health does not conduct inspections of foreign organizations, and these organizations self-report information pertaining to animal welfare, creating a risk that information will be misrepresented. (3) This lack of oversight has resulted in the mistreatment of animals used in research projects performed outside the United States and funded by the American public. SEC. 3. NO NIH SUPPORT