Congress Proposes National Ban on Animal Testing for Cosmetics and Beauty Products
The Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025 is currently sitting in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. No action has been taken on this bill since February 2025, and it is considered stalled. The committee must decide to review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a vote.
No action since February 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5399 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5399 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Small cosmetics and beauty product companies would need to shift away from any animal testing they currently use for product safety evaluations, potentially increasing costs for alternative testing methods. However, companies that already use cruelty-free practices could benefit from a level playing field, since competitors would no longer be able to use cheaper animal testing. The one-year transition period gives businesses time to adjust, but smaller firms may find it harder to afford newer non-animal testing technologies.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The Humane Cosmetics Act was reintroduced to the House of Representatives by a bipartisan group including Reps. Don Beyer and Vern Buchanan. The bill purports to end the use of animal testing for cosmetics in the US and prohibit the sale of any cosmetic product newly tested on animals.
Earlier this year, The Humane Cosmetics Act was reintroduced in the House of Representatives to end the use of animal testing for cosmetics in the U.S. and prohibit the sale of products newly tested on animals. The bill aims to modernize safety assessments and reduce animal suffering.
Washington state is now the twelfth on the growing list of U.S. states banning animal testing for cosmetics. The bill mirrors the federal Humane Cosmetics Act, which seeks a nationwide ban on the practice and the sale of tested products, with certain exemptions for foreign regulatory compliance.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025
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