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HR 5524 111th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Asia China Medical ethics Trade restrictions

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains from the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: June 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 15, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make it unlawful for a person to import plastinated human remains into the United States from the People's Republic of China. Imposes civil penalties, including forfeiture of the remains, for violation of such prohibition. Requires enforcement by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

What's happening now June 15, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 16, 2010
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 16, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5524: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains from the People's Republic of China.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5524/
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"H.R. 5524: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains from the People's Republic of China.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5524/.
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H.R. 5524, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5524/.
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[H.R. 5524: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains from the People's Republic of China.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5524/)
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