# 119-hr-1802: SPARE Act

119-hr-1802, SPARE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1802
- Congress: 119
- Title: SPARE Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Ends most federally funded animal research and builds a federal push to replace it with non‑animal methods.** The bill prohibits a wide range of research, testing, and experimentation using animals by federal departments, agencies, contractors, subcontractors, or grantees and creates a Federal Research Modernization Fund at the National Science Foundation to accelerate human‑cell models, AI, organ‑on‑chip work, and related validation activities. - Researchers and institutions: Federal researchers, contractors, and grantees must stop most animal‑based research with phased delays of 18 months for cosmetic, toxicity, and basic psychological or behavioral studies and 3 years for biomedical and drug testing. Narrow, time‑limited exceptions for military or infectious‑disease work can be approved only by a joint congressional resolution and must meet strict conditions and minimal animal use. - Animals and rescue organizations: Animals used in newly prohibited research must be transferred to approved rescue groups, accredited sanctuaries, licensed shelters, or eligible individuals with veterinary certification. The bill requires a one‑year deadline to set up an Animal Release Program, quarterly reporting to APHIS and OLAW, and a public database within 20 months. - Federal oversight and transition support: The NSF fund will award competitive grants, including at least one to a nonprofit rescue or rehabilitation organization, provide contractor training, fund collaboration programs, and support validation and standardization of non‑animal methods. Agencies face annual compliance audits starting one year after enactment and biennial House and Senate hearings, and the provision overrides conflicting Animal Welfare Act or Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act rules.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to move beyond animal testing: benefit, medium. This bill would create a Federal Research Modernization Fund at the National Science Foundation. Within one year, NSF would give competitive grants to shift to non‑animal methods, like human‑cell models, AI, and organ‑on‑chip. At least one grant would go to a nonprofit rescue or rehabilitation grou…
- Program to release research animals: benefit, low. This bill would require federally funded research facilities to set up, within one year, a program to release animals used in banned research. Facilities would have to consult a sanctuary or behavior specialist and get a vet to certify each animal is fit for release. Facilities would report numbers…
- Annual audits and fines for violators: mixed, medium. This bill would require the Comptroller General to audit each federal department, agency, contractor, subcontractor, and grantee within one year and every year after, in consultation with APHIS and OLAW. Reports would go to Congress, and each House would hold a hearing within two years and annually…
- Ban on animal tests with federal money: mixed, medium. This bill would ban using federal money for research, testing, or experiments that use animals. The ban would not apply to cosmetic, toxicity, or basic behavior tests until 18 months after enactment, and not to biomedical or drug testing until three years after enactment. Clinical veterinary resear…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1802 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1802)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1802 (as of 2026-06-04).