HOUSE 816115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

FACT Act

Last Action: 2/3/2017

Actions

2017-02-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-02-02Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-02-02Introduced in House
2017-02-02Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-02 (00)

Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act or the FACT Act

This bill amends the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to require the reports of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) to include a description of the progress on the development and use of alternative methods for toxicological testing by participating federal agencies.

Federal agencies that require or recommend toxicological testing must provide the ICCVAM with the information needed to carry out the Act.

Cosponsors (20)

ED ROYCE (R-CA)
Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Mike Bishop (R-MI)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
Tom Marino (R-PA)
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
Mike Quigley (D-IL)
ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
F. SENSENBRENNER (R-WI)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
William Keating (D-MA)
Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Matt Gaetz (R-FL)

Subjects

Advisory bodies
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

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