Humane Cosmetics Act

Humane Cosmetics Act

This bill prohibits testing cosmetics on animals, effective on the date that is one year after enactment of this Act. No cosmetic may be sold or transported if the final product or any component was developed or manufactured using animal testing after such date, effective three years after enactment of this Act.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2858 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2858

 To phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested 
                  on animals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2015

   Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Heck of Nevada, and Mr. 
  Cardenas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested 
                  on animals, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Humane Cosmetics Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Cosmetic.--The term ``cosmetic'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
            (2) Cosmetic animal testing.--The term ``cosmetic animal 
        testing'' means the internal or external application or 
        exposure of any cosmetic to the skin, eyes, or other body part 
        of a live non-human vertebrate for purposes of evaluating the 
        safety or efficacy of a cosmetic.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS.

    (a) Testing.--It shall be unlawful for any entity, whether private 
or governmental, to conduct or contract for cosmetic animal testing 
that--
            (1) occurs in the United States; and
            (2) is in or affecting interstate commerce.
    (b) Sale or Transport.--It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for 
sale, or transport in interstate commerce any cosmetic if the final 
product or any component thereof was developed or manufactured using 
cosmetic animal testing conducted or contracted for after the effective 
date specified in section 6(a).

SEC. 4. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    (a) In General.--In addition to any other penalties applicable 
under law, whoever violates any provision of this Act shall be assessed 
a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each such violation.
    (b) Multiple Violations.--Each violation of this Act with respect 
to a separate animal, and each day that a violation of this Act 
continues, constitutes a separate offense.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) Prohibition on Cosmetic Animal Testing.--The prohibition 
specified in section 4(a) takes effect on the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Prohibition on Sale.--The prohibition specified in section 4(b) 
takes effect on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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