HR 1895
115th Congress
House
Health
Abortion
Cell biology and embryology
Immunology and vaccination
Medical research
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Research administration and funding
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
Introduced: April 4, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
HHS may develop or support new high-efficiency cell lines so long as the cell lines are not derived from tissue from an induced abortion.
Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than autopsy or burial is prohibited.
The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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