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S 355 · introduced · significant

FDA Modernization Act 3.0

What this bill does

  • The FDA must create rules allowing alternatives to animal testing for new drug investigations.
  • Drug developers and the FDA are affected by the new testing standards.
  • The FDA has one year to publish the rule, which takes effect immediately.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring the FDA to develop alternatives to animal testing within one year affect the timeline and costs for drug developers bringing new medications to market?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that non-animal testing methods can adequately predict drug safety and effectiveness compared to current animal testing standards?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—patients, pharmaceutical companies, or animal welfare advocates—might face trade-offs if the FDA accelerates adoption of alternative testing methods?

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Sponsor · D-NJ

Cory A. Booker

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Introduced 2025-12-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-12-17 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-12-16 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8794)

  5. 2025-12-16 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-12-16 · senate · Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8793-8794)

  7. 2025-12-16 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  8. 2025-12-16 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  9. 2025-02-03 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  10. 2025-02-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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