Amendment102nd Congress
An amendment to extend the prohibitions in the bill on the sale of fetal tissue from induced abortions to apply to private transplant research, as well as federally funded transplant research. The amendment would also mandate criminal penalties for the solicitation or the acceptance of a donation of such tissue for transplant research.
- Amendment Number
- 279
- Description
- An amendment to extend the prohibitions in the bill on the sale of fetal tissue from induced abortions to apply to private transplant research, as well as federally funded transplant research. The amendment would also mandate criminal penalties for the solicitation or the acceptance of a donation of such tissue for transplant research.
- Purpose
- Amendment makes illegal within the private sector both the purchase of fetal tissue and the donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion to a designated recipient.
- Congress
- 102
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 25, 1991
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Upton amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 12:50:51
- Submitted Date
- Jul 25, 1991
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 7, 2021