# 119-hr-3043: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act

119-hr-3043, Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3043
- Congress: 119
- Title: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Would bar HHS from funding biomedical research that tests vertebrate animals in certain foreign countries.** It names the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong), Iran, North Korea, and Russia, and lets the HHS Secretary designate other countries of concern after consulting the Secretaries of State and Defense.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- HHS funding ban for foreign animal tests: mixed, low. If enacted, HHS would be barred from doing or funding biomedical research that tests vertebrate animals in China (including Hong Kong), Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The ban would cover work done in facilities in those places or by entities they own or control, directly or indirectly. HHS could add…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3043 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3043)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3043 (as of 2026-10-18).