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HR 5719 109th Congress House

Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 2006 See on congress.gov
Health Crime and Law EnforcementDonation of organs, tissues, etc.FetusHuman embryology
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 29, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 17, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any person or entity involved in interstate commerce from: (1) soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue knowing that a human pregnancy was deliberately initiated to provide such tissue; or (2) knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting tissue or cells obtained from a human embryo or fetus that was gestated in the uterus of a nonhuman animal. Imposes fines and/or imprisonment for violations of this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3504 Identical bill Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
AKIN, W.
· Jul 17, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 17, 2006
Murphy, Tim
· Jul 17, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 17, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Jul 17, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5719: Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5719/
MLA
"H.R. 5719: Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5719/.
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H.R. 5719, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5719/.
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