The recent bicameral introduction of the new Humane Cosmetics Act by a bipartisan group of legislators, including Sens. Martha McSally of Arizona, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, is a refreshing example of unity in an otherwise difficult political climate.

A September 2019 poll conducted by SurveyUSA reveals that when it comes to cosmetics, U.S. voters are all bunny-huggers and proud of it. Nearly eight in 10 respondents said that they would support a federal law that would prohibit animal testing for cosmetics. When broken down by self-reported party affiliation, 83% of Democrats, 72% of Republicans, and 80% of Independents support or strongly support such a law. And challenging the notion that this is a conservative vs. liberal issue, 71% of respondents who said they would support a federal ban identified as “very conservative.”