# 116-hr-5141: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019

116-hr-5141, Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5141
- Congress: 116
- Title: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 182
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019 This bill generally prohibits animal testing in the evaluation of cosmetic products, and it prohibits the sale or transport of cosmetics developed using animal testing. These prohibitions begin one year after enactment.

## Cosponsors (182)

- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] (D-UT), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-12-31T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5141 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5141)

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- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
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- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5141 (as of 2025-11-18).