[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10247]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HUMANE COSMETICS ACT

  (Mr. BEYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a bill that Representatives 
McSally, Cardenas, Joe Heck, and I have introduced, the Humane 
Cosmetics Act.
  The Humane Cosmetics Act would phase out the use of animal-based 
testing for cosmetic products. It will eventually prohibit the sale of 
cosmetics tested on animals in foreign countries, making sure that only 
safe products tested with cutting-edge technology enter the American 
market.
  It is time for us to end the painful and completely unnecessary 
process of testing American cosmetics on animals. Safer, more cost-
effective, and completely humane alternatives already exist; and the 
United States is in no danger of losing its competitive role as a 
leader in the global cosmetics industry. Now, we need to ensure our 
place as a moral leader.
  Over the last 20 years, cosmetics companies have reduced their use of 
animals for cosmetics testing in favor of more reliable, cost-
effective, and technologically advanced methods that can more 
accurately predict whether cosmetics are safe for humans.
  Let's not stay in the past. Let's keep up with our peers. The Humane 
Cosmetics Act would match U.S. law to the European Union, Israel, and 
India and ensure that the American cosmetics industry can remain 
competitive in a changing global market.
  I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this bill.

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