GW's Assistant Dean for Animal Law, Kathy Hessler was featured at a congressional briefing on the Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (H.R. 3295).
The briefing discussed how reducing animal experiments can improve public health outcomes, the need for greater transparency, and how Congress can collaborate with the NIH to address these issues.
The briefing highlighted the Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (H.R. 3295). Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in May by Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Don Davis (D-N.C.), and Jennifer Kiggans (R-Va.), the bill would require the NIH to collect and publicly report accurate data on the number of animals used in NIH-funded research laboratories.