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Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005

Introduced: February 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from knowingly: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in such an attempt; (3) shipping or receiving an embryo produced by human cloning or any product derived from such embryo; or (4) importing such an embryo or derived product.

Sets forth criminal and civil penalties.

Provides that nothing in this Act restricts areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited above, including research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans.

What's happening now April 4, 2005

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 658 Related bill Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 16 Independent 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 4, 2006
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 28, 2006
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 28, 2006
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Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 28, 2006
Rodgers, Cathy
· Feb 28, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 5, 2005
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 5, 2005
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 17, 2005
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 17, 2005
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 17, 2005
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 17, 2005
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 17, 2005
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 17, 2005
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 17, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 17, 2005
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2005
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 17, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 17, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1357: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1357/
MLA
"H.R. 1357: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1357/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1357, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1357/.
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[H.R. 1357: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1357/)
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