Congress Considers Reintroduced Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences

House Bill 4101, the Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences (HEARTS) Act, would direct the National Institutes of Health to ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized in proposals for all research funded by the agency. This would be accomplished by establishing incentives for non-animal research and testing and fully evaluating non-animal alternatives. The bill was previously introduced in 2019.