H.R. 1024: HEARTS Act of 2022
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H.R. 1024: HEARTS Act of 2022
118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-14 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
HEARTS Act of 2022
Plain summary
Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2022 [ sic ] or the HEARTS Act of 2022 [ sic ] This bill establishes a center within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and requires other activities to promote alternatives to using animals in research and testing. The duties of the center include developing nonanimal research models (e.g., advanced cell cultures and advanced imaging systems) and training scientists about the methods. Additionally, if a federal department or agency or federally funded research entity uses animals for research and testing, it must develop and update plans for reducing such uses and periodically report on the number and types of animals that they use to the center. The center must establish a standard process for entities to submit and update their plans and reports and for making the plans and reports publicly available. The NIH must also provide incentives for the use of nonanimal research and generally ensure that nonanimal alternatives are considered when reviewing and approving research applications and proposals. Further, NIH applications for research grants must include an assurance that nonanimal methods for carrying out the research are unavailable.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · 24 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), James A. Himes (D-CT), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] reported raising $23.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1024.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr1024 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118