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Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-987| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (10)
Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill establishes a comprehensive prohibition on the Federal Government's involvement with human fetal tissue obtained from induced abortions. Specifically, no federal department, agency, or office may conduct, fund, approve, or otherwise support any research utilizing such tissue. This measure aims to prevent federal resources from being used in research activities that rely on tissue derived from induced abortions. The legislation explicitly permits research on human fetal tissue obtained after a miscarriage or stillbirth, provided it adheres to existing Public Health Service Act guidelines. It also allows for the development of **new, high-efficiency cell lines**, including for the production of vaccines, as long as these lines are not derived from human fetal tissue obtained from induced abortions. This distinction ensures that ethical alternatives for research and development are not restricted. Furthermore, the bill amends current law to prohibit the **solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance** of donations of human fetal tissue if it was obtained pursuant to an induced abortion or if a human pregnancy was deliberately initiated to provide such tissue. These amendments to the Public Health Service Act reinforce the bill's core purpose by restricting the supply chain for such tissue in federally related activities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-77
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3713
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2024
Mar 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2075
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-77
    Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3713
    Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2024


  • March 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2075
    Introduced in House


  • March 12, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2075: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025

Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-987| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2025
This bill establishes a comprehensive prohibition on the Federal Government's involvement with human fetal tissue obtained from induced abortions. Specifically, no federal department, agency, or office may conduct, fund, approve, or otherwise support any research utilizing such tissue. This measure aims to prevent federal resources from being used in research activities that rely on tissue derived from induced abortions. The legislation explicitly permits research on human fetal tissue obtained after a miscarriage or stillbirth, provided it adheres to existing Public Health Service Act guidelines. It also allows for the development of **new, high-efficiency cell lines**, including for the production of vaccines, as long as these lines are not derived from human fetal tissue obtained from induced abortions. This distinction ensures that ethical alternatives for research and development are not restricted. Furthermore, the bill amends current law to prohibit the **solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance** of donations of human fetal tissue if it was obtained pursuant to an induced abortion or if a human pregnancy was deliberately initiated to provide such tissue. These amendments to the Public Health Service Act reinforce the bill's core purpose by restricting the supply chain for such tissue in federally related activities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-77
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3713
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2024
Mar 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2075
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-77
    Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3713
    Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2024


  • March 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2075
    Introduced in House


  • March 12, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (10)
Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2075: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted