HR 6131
114th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016
Introduced: September 22, 2016
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 22, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 22, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly: (1) create, transport, or receive a human-animal chimera; (2) transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb; or (3) transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb. The term “human-animal chimera” means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and non-human parts.
A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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