H.R. 1657: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025

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Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025

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, subject to civil penalties. These prohibitions begin one year after enactment.

The bill specifies exceptions to these prohibitions, including if such animal testing (1) is conducted outside the United States to comply with a foreign regulatory authority; (2) is pursuant to a finding by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that there are no nonanimal alternatives to test the safety of a potentially dangerous cosmetic product or ingredient; (3) is of a product or ingredient for a drug or device subject to regulation by the FDA; or (4) is required for a noncosmetic purpose pursuant to a state, federal, or foreign regulatory authority.

Further, evidence derived from animal testing conducted more than one year after the bill's enactment may not be used to establish the safety of a cosmetic product or ingredient that is regulated by the FDA, subject to limited exceptions.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025).

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2025-02-27Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions
2025-02-27Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
2025-02-27Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Rep. Pete Aguilar D-CA-33
Rep. Gabe Amo D-RI-1
Rep. Becca Balint D-VT-At Large
Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA-44
Rep. Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop D-GA-2
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-OR-1
Rep. Brendan F. Boyle D-PA-2
Rep. Shontel M. Brown D-OH-11
Rep. Julia Brownley D-CA-26
Rep. Vern Buchanan R-FL-16
Rep. Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
Rep. Janelle S. Bynum D-OR-5
Rep. Ken Calvert R-CA-41
Rep. Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
Rep. André Carson D-IN-7
Rep. Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
Rep. Sean Casten D-IL-6
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL-20
Rep. Judy Chu D-CA-28
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-CA-31
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke D-NY-9
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver D-MO-5
Rep. Steve Cohen D-TN-9
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly D-VA-11
Rep. J. Luis Correa D-CA-46
Rep. Joe Courtney D-CT-2
Rep. Sharice Davids D-KS-3
Rep. Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
Rep. Danny K. Davis D-IL-7
Rep. Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
Rep. Diana DeGette D-CO-1
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT-3
Rep. Suzan K. DelBene D-WA-1
Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
Rep. Maxine Dexter D-OR-3
Rep. Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37
Rep. Veronica Escobar D-TX-16
Rep. Adriano Espaillat D-NY-13
Rep. Dwight Evans D-PA-3
Rep. Shomari Figures D-AL-2
Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA-1
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher D-TX-7
Rep. Bill Foster D-IL-11
Rep. Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
Rep. Lois Frankel D-FL-22
Rep. Maxwell Frost D-FL-10
Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX-29
Rep. Robert Garcia D-CA-42
Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez R-FL-28
Rep. Jimmy Gomez D-CA-34
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez D-TX-34
Rep. Maggie Goodlander D-NH-2
Rep. Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
Rep. Josh Harder D-CA-9
Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CT-5
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose D-PR
Rep. James A. Himes D-CT-4
Rep. Steven Horsford D-NV-4
Rep. Val T. Hoyle D-OR-4
Rep. Jared Huffman D-CA-2
Rep. Glenn Ivey D-MD-4
Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
Rep. Pramila Jayapal D-WA-7
Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson D-GA-4
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OH-9
Rep. Thomas H. Kean R-NJ-7
Rep. William R. Keating D-MA-9
Rep. Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2
Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
Rep. Young Kim R-CA-40
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
Rep. Nick LaLota R-NY-1
Rep. Greg Landsman D-OH-1
Rep. Rick Larsen D-WA-2
Rep. John B. Larson D-CT-1
Rep. George Latimer D-NY-16
Rep. Michael Lawler R-NY-17
Rep. Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
Rep. Mike Levin D-CA-49
Rep. Ted Lieu D-CA-36
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
Rep. Seth Magaziner D-RI-2
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis R-NY-11
Rep. Doris O. Matsui D-CA-7
Rep. Lucy McBath D-GA-6
Rep. Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA-4
Rep. Betty McCollum D-MN-4
Rep. Morgan McGarvey D-KY-3
Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA-2
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks D-NY-5
Rep. Christian D. Menefee D-TX-18
Rep. Robert Menendez D-NJ-8
Rep. Grace Meng D-NY-6
Rep. Daniel Meuser R-PA-9
Rep. Kweisi Mfume D-MD-7
Rep. Joseph D. Morelle D-NY-25
Rep. Jared Moskowitz D-FL-23
Rep. Seth Moulton D-MA-6
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan D-IN-1
Rep. Kevin Mullin D-CA-15
Rep. Jerrold Nadler D-NY-12
Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA-1
Rep. Donald Norcross D-NJ-1
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
Rep. Ilhan Omar D-MN-5
Rep. Jimmy Panetta D-CA-20
Rep. Scott H. Peters D-CA-50
Rep. Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2
Rep. Ayanna Pressley D-MA-7
Rep. Mike Quigley D-IL-5
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
Rep. Jamie Raskin D-MD-8
Rep. Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
Rep. Raul Ruiz D-CA-25
Rep. Patrick Ryan D-NY-18
Rep. Andrea Salinas D-OR-6
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez D-CA-38
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA-5
Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
Rep. Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL-10
Rep. Hillary J. Scholten D-MI-3
Rep. Kim Schrier D-WA-8
Rep. David Scott D-GA-13
Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA-3
Rep. Brad Sherman D-CA-32
Rep. Mikie Sherrill D-NJ-11
Rep. Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
Rep. Adam Smith D-WA-9
Rep. Christopher H. Smith R-NJ-4
Rep. Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
Rep. Darren Soto D-FL-9
Rep. Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM-1
Rep. Greg Stanton D-AZ-4
Rep. Marilyn Strickland D-WA-10
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam D-VA-10
Rep. Eric Swalwell D-CA-15
Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes D-OH-13
Rep. Claudia Tenney R-NY-24
Rep. Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
Rep. Mike Thompson D-CA-4
Rep. Dina Titus D-NV-1
Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
Rep. Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
Rep. Paul Tonko D-NY-20
Rep. Ritchie Torres D-NY-15
Rep. Lori Trahan D-MA-3
Rep. Lauren Underwood D-IL-14
Rep. David G. Valadao R-CA-22
Rep. Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ-2
Rep. Gabe Vasquez D-NM-2
Rep. James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
Rep. Maxine Waters D-CA-43
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12
Rep. Nikema Williams D-GA-5