Contact Congress about S. 1435: Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act

Federal health money could no longer support tests on animals with backbones in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The Department of Health and Human Services could add more countries after consulting national security officials.

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Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act is a Senate bill committee Action. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Latest action on S. 1435: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects researchers and labs that use federal health money for animal studies tied to the listed countries. Some projects could lose funding or need to move. U.S. researchers working with foreign partners could also have to change or end those partnerships. Federal officials would have to enforce the ban and report any new country restrictions to Congress.

Why this matters: U.S. health agencies can now support animal research overseas, including work in countries this bill treats as security concerns. The bill would end that support for covered projects and could move research elsewhere. Supporters see this as a way to protect taxpayer money and research data. Critics worry it could interrupt medical studies and weaken useful international partnerships.

Key provisions in S. 1435

• The Department of Health and Human Services could not run covered animal studies at labs in restricted countries. The ban would also reach labs elsewhere if those countries own or control them, even indirectly.
• The department could not fund outside groups based in those countries to do the covered research. The ban includes grants, subgrants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other funding.
• The bill covers research using vertebrates, which are animals with backbones. It does not ban every type of research.
• Four places would be covered at once: China, including Hong Kong, as well as Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
• The Health and Human Services Secretary could add more countries. The secretary must first consult the State and Defense secretaries.

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What is S. 1435?

Federal health money could no longer support tests on animals with backbones in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The Department of Health and Human Services could add more countries after consulting national security officials.

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