3.0.0 1802 2026-06-03T08:08:29Z 2026-06-03T08:08:29Z House H HR 2025-03-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1802 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MALLIOTAKIS:H.R. 1802.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8[Page H946]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2025-03-28T20:48:16Z hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2025-03-28T20:48:16Z Referred To 2025-03-03T17:02:15Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:02:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:02:10Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:02:05Z 2025-03-28 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Committee 2025-03-28 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2025-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000317 Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] Nicole Malliotakis R NY 11 N B001314 Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] Aaron Bean R FL 4 2025-03-03 True L000600 Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] Nicholas Langworthy R NY A. 23 2026-06-02 False Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2025-03-19T16:01:55Z 00 2025-03-03 Introduced in House 2025-08-26T20:58:12Z Safeguard Pets, Animals, and Research Ethics Act or the SPARE Act

This bill prohibits federal departments, agencies, contractors, subcontractors, and grantees from engaging in research and testing using animals. 

This prohibition takes effect 3 years after the bill’s enactment for biomedical experimenting and drug testing, and 18 months after enactment for other research including cosmetics and toxicity testing. The prohibition does not apply to clinical veterinary research or certain activities related to military or service animals. Upon an application from a federal entity, contractor, or grantee, Congress may authorize animal research for a limited period if the research relates to an infectious disease or national security, would use animals sparingly, and for which no alternative exists. 

The bill establishes a civil penalty for certain violations of the prohibition, and permits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to impose other specified sanctions on violators. 

The bill also requires federally funded research facilities that have used animals in research to release any such animal to a specified animal organization or eligible individual within one year of the bill’s enactment, after having consulted with an accredited sanctuary or animal behavioral specialist. The USDA and NIH must make available a public database with information on animals released under these provisions. 

Finally, the bill requires the National Science Foundation to establish a competitive grant program to support the transition of animal research to non-animal research, and to establish a program to support the validation and standardization of non-animal research. 

]]> SPARE Act Display Title 45 SPARE Act 2025-03-19T03:08:20Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 SPARE Act 2025-03-19T03:08:19Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Safeguard Pets, Animals, and Research Ethics Act 2025-03-19T03:08:19Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To prohibit the use of animals in federally funded research, promote the adoption of humane and scientifically advanced alternatives, and ensure the ethical rehoming of retired research animals, and for other purposes. 2025-03-19T03:03:25Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1802ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1802ih.xml 2025-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.