HR-1657 — Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025

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Corporate BenefitsTransparency & Accountability

Cosmetic testing on live animals would be banned in the U.S. — and so would sales of newly tested products

Corporate Benefits

One national rule on cosmetic animal testing — different state laws overridden

No state or city could keep its own rule on this unless it matches this law, exceptions and all. States also could not make companies run animal tests this law bans.

Companies' option to test cosmetics on animals — banned in one year

Starting a year after the bill becomes law, no one could run or pay for cosmetic tests on live animals here. Tests a foreign government needs could still be done overseas.

Sale of cosmetics made with new animal tests — banned nationwide

No one could sell or ship cosmetics made with animal tests run after the ban starts, by anyone in the supply chain. Products tested before then are not affected.

Use of new animal-test data to prove cosmetics safe — mostly barred

Companies could not use results from new animal tests to show the FDA a cosmetic is safe. A few narrow exceptions apply. One covers some ingredients tested for other uses when no test without animals exists.

Transparency & Accountability

Public notice before FDA orders animal tests — 60-day comment period

Before the FDA asks for new animal tests on a cosmetic ingredient, it would have to post its reasons on its website. The public would get at least 60 days to comment, and the FDA must review the comments first.

More about this bill

Companies could no longer test makeup, lotions, and other cosmetics on live animals in the U.S. The ban would start one year after the bill becomes law. From then on, no one could sell or ship cosmetics made with new animal tests. That holds if anyone in the supply chain ran the tests. Soap does not count as a cosmetic under federal law. Breaking the rules could cost up to $10,000 per violation. Each animal and each day would count as a separate violation. There are exceptions. Tests that a foreign government requires could still happen overseas. Some products covered by other parts of federal food and drug law are also left out. The FDA could still order animal tests in rare cases. First it would have to find that no other test works and that people have reported real health problems. It would also have to post its plan online and allow at least 60 days for public comment. Results from new animal tests mostly could not be used to show a cosmetic is safe. States could not keep their own cosmetic animal-testing rules unless they match this law.

Congressional Summary

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.

Legislative Subjects

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCosmetics and personal careDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFederal preemptionGovernment information and archivesManufacturingRetail and wholesale trades

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in House
Action Date: 2025-02-27
Date Added: 2026-10-16
Source: Congress.gov →

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