HEARTS Act of 2025

This bill creates a new center within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to promote alternatives to using animals in research and testing, such as advanced cell cultures and imaging systems. Organizations that use federal money for animal research would have to create plans to reduce the number of animals they use and report how many and what types of animals are involved. The NIH would also be required to offer incentives for using non-animal research methods and make sure those alternatives are considered when reviewing research proposals. Anyone applying for an NIH research grant would need to confirm that non-animal methods for doing their research are not available.

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