Reducing Animal Testing Act

12/29/2022, 4:48 PM

Reducing Animal Testing Act

This bill removes animal studies as a required component of biosimilar applications and instead allows applicants to use other types of studies to assess toxicity.

Congress
117
Number
S - 4288
Introduced on
2022-05-19
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/19/2022
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
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Purpose and Summary

Reducing Animal Testing Act

This bill removes animal studies as a required component of biosimilar applications and instead allows applicants to use other types of studies to assess toxicity.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to allow manufacturers and sponsors of a drug to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a biological product.
Policy Areas
Health

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary10/18/2022

Reducing Animal Testing Act

This bill removes animal studies as a required component of biosimilar applications and instead allows applicants to use other types of studies to assess toxicity.

Latest Action5/19/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.