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Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 13, 2019
Latest Action
February 14, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratic(CA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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Speed vs cohort
51pct
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vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d
Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019 or the HEARTS Act of 2019 This bill directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to promote nonanimal research methods. Specifically, NIH must (1) provide incentives for nonanimal research and (2) require the evaluation of viable nonanimal methods before approving animal-based research. Additionally, NIH applications for research grants must include (1) harm-benefit analyses for animal-based research proposals and (2) assurance that nonanimal methods for such research are not available.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA HR2863/S2121), with outreach for potential sponsors & cosponsors; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following measures to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR2863/ S.2121); Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (HR4211); Appropriations & covid recovery bill provisions (related to animal testing alternatives (NAMs); (USFWS) re hunting trophy imports (Rep. Buchanans proposed trophy import language); re biodiversity crisis, wildlife trade, & pandemic risk); Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR1380/ S2561); Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S3263 / HR5845); Captive Primate Safety Act (HR1776/ S2562); CECIL Act (HR2245); END Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization; Global One Health & Spillover Surveillance Act; Global Wildlife Health and Pandemics Prevention Act S3759; The Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act; Greyhound Protection Act; HEARTS Act (HR1209); HRes922; Humane Cosmetics Act (HR5141); Humane Research and Testing Act; Ocean-based Climate Solutions Act; PREPARED Act (HR1042); Preventing Future Pandemics Act; ProTECT Act (HR4804); SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Food Exports Act, HR961/ HR875); Transition team outreach re biodiversity crisis, connections to public health/ pandemics; Tribal Heritage & Grizzly Bear Protection Act HR2532; Wildlife Borne Disease Prevention Act (in the HEROES Act, HR6800); Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (HR2795/ S1499); various wildlife trade & markets bills (not yet introduced). Oppose measures counter to ADI's stated mission, including those seeking to increase wildlife trade and/or to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections.
Client expense: $6,447 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Animals
Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA HR2863/S2121), with outreach for potential sponsors & cosponsors; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following measures to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR2863/ S.2121), AFTER Act HR2897; Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (HR4211); Appropriations bill provisions (related to (FDA) animal testing, re plant-based product labeling; (NIH) post research adoption animal testing alternatives (NAMs), transfer of retired lab chimps to sanctuary; (USDA) HR7608 Appropriations for USDA - provisions related to AWA enforcement & administration Neguse Amend#30 (committee number) to transfer $1M to USDA OIG for enforcement of anti-animal cruelty statutes; (USFWS) re hunting trophy imports (Rep. Buchanans proposed trophy import language)); Bear Protection Act (HR2264); Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR1380/ S2561); Captive Primate Safety Act (HR1776/ S2562); CECIL Act (HR2245); Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (HR4341); FACT Act (HR249); HRes922; Global Wildlife Health and Pandemics Prevention Act S3759; Greyhound Protection Act; Grizzly Bear Protection Act (HR2532); HEARTS Act (HR1209); HRes922; Humane Cosmetics Act (HR5141); KITTEN Act (HR1622/ S708); Migratory Bird Protection Act, PAW & FIN Act (HR4348/ S2491); PREPARED Act (HR1042); Preventing Future Pandemics Act; ProTECT Act (HR4804); PUPPERS Act (HR1155); SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Food Exports Act, HR961/ HR875); SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Future & Environment Act, HR2748/ S1482), Save Right Whale Act (HR1568/ S2453); Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (HR737/ S877); Tribal Heritage & Grizzly Bear Protection Act HR2532; WILD Act; Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (HR864), Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (HR2795/ S1499); various wildlife trade & markets bills (not yet introduced). Oppose measures counter to ADI's stated mission, including those seeking to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections: Grizzly Bear State Management Act (S614); NIH call for increased primate testing; USDA re its (lack of/ poor) AWA enforcement; USFWS proposed hunting expansions on federal reserve lands); USFWS-NPS proposed rule allowing bear baiting and for trapping without a federal permit in Kenai National Refuge (Alaska); USFWS-NOAA re proposed rule to diminish ESA & its critical habitat designation (NOTICE, Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2020-0047); USFWS final rule opening more NWRs to hunting.
Client expense: $5,684 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2020 · third_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Animals
Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA HR2863/S2121), with outreach for potential sponsors & cosponsors; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR2863/ S.2121); Appropriations bill provisions related to animal testing alternatives, transfer of retired lab chimps to sanctuary, adoption of lab animals after research, & re trophy imports (Lieu & Buchanan proposals); Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (HR4211); Bear Protection Act (HR2264); Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR1380/ S2561); Captive Primate Safety Act (HR1776/ S2562); CECIL Act (HR2245); Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (HR4341); FACT Act (HR249); HRes922; Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act; Grizzly Bear Protection Act (HR2532); HEARTS Act (HR1209); HEROES Act (those provisions amending the Lacey Act, related to wildlife); HRes922; Humane Cosmetics Act (HR5141); KITTEN Act (HR1622/ S708); Migratory Bird Protection Act, PAST Act (S1007/ HR693), PAW & FIN Act (HR4348/ S2491), PREPARED Act (HR1042); ProTECT Act (HR4804); PUPPERS Act (HR1155), RAWR Act, SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Food Exports Act, HR961/ HR875), SAFE Act (Safeguard Americas Future & Environment Act, HR2748/ S1482), Save Right Whale Act (HR1568/ S2453), SAVES Act S2374, Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (HR737/ S877), Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (HR864), Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (HR2795/ S1499); various wildlife trade & markets bills (not yet introduced). Oppose bills counter to ADI's stated mission, including those seeking to limit or abolish the ESA and its related environmental /habitat protections; oppose HR4208.
Client expense: $5,850 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2020 · second_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Animals
HR 1155 and HR 2475: provisions related to the use of dogs in VA research HR 1622 and S 708: provisions related to the use of cats in USDA research HR 1209: provisions related to the use of alternatives in research HR 2897 and HR 2850: provisions related to the adoption of animals previously involved in research HR 2740: provisions related to the use of nonhuman primates in research conducted by the NIH
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Animals
United States House of Representatives and United States Senate H.R. 3164/S. ---- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 3052/S. ---- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 3055/S. ---- Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 2968 Defense Appropriations bill H.R. 2740 Minibus 1 H.R. 3055 Minibus 2 H.R. 1380 Big Cat Public Safety Act H.R. 1754 Horseracing Integrity Act H.R. 724/S. 479 Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act H.R. 693/S. 1007 Prevent All Soring Tactics Act H.R. 961/S. 2006 Safeguard American Food Exports Act H.R. 737/S. 877 Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act H.R. 1002 Welfare of Our Friends Act H.R. 2442- Puppy Protection Act S. 831 Gray Wolf State Management Act H.R. 1155 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species (PUPPERS) Act H.R. 864 Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act H.R. 97 Rescuing Animals with Rewards (RAWR) Act S. 804/H.R. 1806 Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act H.R. 1568 SAVE Right Whales Act H.R. 1042 Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters (PREPARED) Act H.R. 2850 Humane Retirement Act H.R. ----/S. ---- Humane Cosmetics Act H.R. 919 Bird-Safe Buildings Act H.R. 1228/S. 513 Help Extract Animals from Red Tape (HEART) Act H.R. 1209 Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences (HEARTS) Act H.R. 1400 Horse Transportation Safety Act H.R. 651 Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act H.R. 689 Pet Safety and Protection Act H.R. 2245 Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act H.R. ---- Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creatures Trophies (ProTECT) Act H.R. 788 - Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act H.R. 1776 - Captive Primate Safety Act H.R. 1446/S. 652 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act H.R. 2532 Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act H.R. 1622/S. 708 Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act Rulemaking and Federal Government Decisions and Policies Proposed revisions to the Endangered Species Act regulations Animal Welfare Act enforcement Trophy hunting import permits Horse Protection Act Rule and enforcement Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act online records Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act disaster planning rule Revisions to the Animal Welfare Act licensing standards and dog dealer standards Implementation of the Pet and Women Safety Act language in the 2018 Farm Bill Wild Horse and Burro policy Preventing the slaughter of equines in the United States Policy on promoting the development and implementation of using nonanimal methods for testing Reintroduction of gray wolves on Isle Royale Preventing egregious methods of hunting on National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife lands New findings under the Endangered Species Act Rulemakings related to conservation of marine mammals International Wildlife Conservation Council Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Offshore energy projects impacting marine mammals Protecting listing status of grizzly bears in the GYE and Northern Cascades Protecting listing status of gray wolves in the lower 48 Listing Giraffes under the Endangered Species Act Defense Department use of live animals in testing and trauma training
2019 · second_quarter · Animals
HR 1155 and HR 2475: provisions related to the use of dogs in VA research HR 1622 and S 708: provisions related to the use of cats in USDA research HR 1209: provisions related to the use of alternatives in research HR 2897 and HR 2850: provisions related to the adoption of animals previously involved in research HR 2740: provisions related to the use of nonhuman primates in research conducted by the NIH
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Animals
The HEARTS Act (Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act) of 2019. H.R. 1209.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2019 · first_quarter · Animals
Humane Cosmetics Non-Animal Alternatives HR 1209, Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Animals
HR 1155: provisions related to the use of dogs in VA research HR 1622 and S 708: provisions related to the use of cats in USDA research HR 249: provisions related to the number of animal and non-animal toxicology tests conducted for regulatory purposes HR 1209: provisions related to the use of alternatives in research
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| NV |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | NJ |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE