New center and rules would prioritize nonanimal research, aiming to reduce animal testing.
This bill would create a new center within the National Institutes of Health to develop and promote research methods that don't use animals. It would also require federally funded researchers to prioritize nonanimal methods and publicly report how many animals they use, aiming to reduce animal testing over time.
Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports research, using an estimated 17 million to 100 million animals annually in the U.S., with imprecise numbers and limited oversight on alternatives. After this bill, the NIH would prioritize nonanimal methods, establish a new center to promote and fund alternatives, and require public reporting of animal use and reduction plans by federally funded entities every two years.
HR 1291 · 119th Congress · February 13, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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