Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-1800Senate
Updated: May 25, 2021

Summary

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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HR-3542: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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