A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.

Introduced

16 January 1981

Last action

6 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Dunn, Jim [R-MI-6], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Hatcher, Charles [D-GA-2], Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. LeBoutillier, John [R-NY-6], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15], Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

3 June 2026