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News Release
Sep 9, 2025

In Capitol Hill Event, Rep. Don Davis, NIH Deputy Director, and Johns Hopkins Scientist Discuss Replacing Animal Experiments and Increasing Public Transparency

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a Capitol Hill briefing held today for congressional staff, Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) was joined by a deputy director from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other experts to discuss the importance of replacing animal experiments and increasing public transparency on the issue. The event, hosted by the medical ethics nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, focused on the Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (H.R. 3295), which would require that the NIH collect and publish accurate information on the number of animals used in agency-funded laboratories. Rep. Davis is a lead sponsor for the bill along with Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.).