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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="249" measure-id="id116hr249" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-01-04" update-date="2019-07-19">
<title>FACT Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr249v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-07-19">
<action-date>2019-01-04</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act or the FACT Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the reports of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods to include a description of the progress on the development and use of alternative methods for toxicological testing by participating federal agencies.</p> <p>Federal agencies that require or recommend toxicological testing must provide the committee with necessary information. </p>]]></summary-text>
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