To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1895| House
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Republican Representative
Missouri
Cosponsors (21)
Robert Pittenger (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Steve Russell (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Trent Franks (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS may develop or support new high-efficiency cell lines so long as the cell lines are not derived from tissue from an induced abortion. Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than autopsy or burial is prohibited. The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
AbortionCell biology and embryologyImmunology and vaccinationMedical researchOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationResearch administration and funding
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1895| House
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS may develop or support new high-efficiency cell lines so long as the cell lines are not derived from tissue from an induced abortion. Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than autopsy or burial is prohibited. The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Republican Representative
Missouri
Cosponsors (21)
Robert Pittenger (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Steve Russell (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Trent Franks (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AbortionCell biology and embryologyImmunology and vaccinationMedical researchOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationResearch administration and funding