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HR 3171 114th Congress House

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion.

Introduced: July 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionMedical researchOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationResearch administration and funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3171/
MLA
"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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3171/.
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H.R. 3171, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3171/.
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[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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3171/)
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