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H.R. 3946 (105th)

ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998

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Introduced

22 May 1998

Last action

5 June 1998 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12], Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], JOHN LEWIS, NITA LOWEY, Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Christopher Smith, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Barbara Lee, Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], James McGovern, Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Richard Neal, Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]

Subjects

Environment

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3 June 2026

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Summary

ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998 - States that the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) shall be sustained as a permanent standing committee administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Sets forth ICCVAM objectives, including: (1) increasing the efficiency of Federal test method review; and (2) reducing animal testing. Directs the Institute to establish a Scientific Advisory Committee. Requires each Federal agency to: (1) identify and forward to ICCVAM those guidelines or regulations it follows requiring or recommending animal testing; (2) promote valid alternatives to animal testing; and (3) adopt ICCVAM recommendations unless such recommendations are inadequate or unsatisfactory.

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Timeline

  1. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 June 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 June 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047-1048)

    Source: IntroReferral

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