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Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1800| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2021
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (5)
Joni Ernst (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021 This bill establishes new federal crimes related to conduct involving certain types of human-animal chimeras. The term human-animal chimera means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and nonhuman parts. This bill makes is unlawful to create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera. A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.
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Timeline
May 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3542
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • May 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3542
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4792: Countering Communist China Act
  • HR 117-3542: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCell biology and embryologyCivil actions and liabilityGeneticsMedical researchResearch administration and funding

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1800| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2021
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021 This bill establishes new federal crimes related to conduct involving certain types of human-animal chimeras. The term human-animal chimera means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and nonhuman parts. This bill makes is unlawful to create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera. A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.
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Timeline
May 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3542
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • May 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3542
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (5)
Joni Ernst (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4792: Countering Communist China Act
  • HR 117-3542: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCell biology and embryologyCivil actions and liabilityGeneticsMedical researchResearch administration and funding