Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
Introduced
Summary
Bans cosmetic animal testing and blocks use of new animal-test data for safety decisions. The bill would make it illegal to conduct or contract for cosmetic animal testing in the United States starting one year after enactment and would bar sale or interstate transport of cosmetics developed using that testing.
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- Families and consumers: Regulators could not rely on animal-test evidence generated after enactment to establish safety under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act except in narrow, specified exemptions. This limits the kinds of safety data companies may use for U.S. products.
- Cosmetic manufacturers and suppliers: Companies would be barred from doing or hiring domestic animal tests after one year. They must provide requested records at their expense and face civil fines up to $10,000 per violation, with each animal and each day treated as a separate offense.
- Regulators and states: The Secretary of Health and Human Services could authorize limited exemptions after a written finding and at least 60 days for public comment. States would be prohibited from imposing rules on cosmetic animal testing that differ from the bill or from requiring tests the bill bans.
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Fines and record rules for companies
Starting one year after enactment, violators could face civil fines up to $10,000 per violation. Each animal and each day would count as a separate offense. The Secretary could demand records a company used to meet the law’s data rules. Requests must be in writing; companies would have to provide the records in a reasonable way and time, at their own cost. The Secretary would confirm receipt and keep normal inspection powers.
Limited animal-testing exceptions with FDA review
One year after enactment, some testing could still be allowed in narrow cases. Testing done abroad to meet a foreign regulator’s rule would be exempt. FDA could allow testing only after a written finding that no non‑animal method exists, serious health harms were seen, and no similar ingredient can replace it. FDA would post the finding online, allow at least 60 days for public comment, and then decide if old data could substitute. Tests for products regulated as drugs or devices, or for non‑cosmetic rules by U.S. or foreign agencies, could also qualify.
Nationwide ban and data limits for cosmetics
One year after enactment, it would be illegal to do or hire cosmetic animal testing in the United States. It would also be illegal to sell or ship a cosmetic if its supply chain did animal tests after that date. Companies generally could not use new animal-test data to prove safety under the food and drug law. The bill defines what counts as cosmetic animal testing, what products are cosmetics, and what a nonfunctional constituent is. Limited exceptions are described in a separate rule below.
One national standard for testing rules
This bill would set one national rule on cosmetic animal testing and related data use. States could not pass different bans or rules that do not match this bill’s prohibitions and exemptions. States also could not force testing that this bill would not allow.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Buchanan
FL • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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Scott, David
GA • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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McBath
GA • D
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Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Davis (NC)
NC • D
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Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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McClellan
VA • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
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Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
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McBride
DE • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Himes
CT • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
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Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
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Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Cisneros
CA • D
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Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
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Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
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Ivey
MD • D
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Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
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Bishop
GA • D
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Neal
MA • D
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Aguilar
CA • D
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Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
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Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
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