Bill114th CongressFiled Jul 22, 2015Health
H.R. 3171
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 22, 2015)
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from a spontaneous or induced abortion in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. (A spontaneous abortion is the death of a fetus before the age of viability, also known as a miscarriage.)
What just happenedJul 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5](R-WI)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseJul 22, 2015
- Jul 24, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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