# 116-hr-8736: AARF Act of 2020

116-hr-8736, AARF Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8736
- Congress: 116
- Title: AARF Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Animals for Regulatory Fairness Act of 2020 or the AARF Act of 2020 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to allow an applicant for approval to market a new drug to use a non-animal test to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the drug if the non-animal test satisfies all other applicable requirements.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8736 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8736)

## Related
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8736 (as of 2025-11-18).