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HR 524 115th Congress House

End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017

Official title: To prohibit any person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit any person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionDepartment of Health and Human ServicesMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Organ and tissue donation and transplantationResearch administration and funding
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 13, 2017
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 Latest action January 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn 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 National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes.

Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than disposal is prohibited.
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 2, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 524: End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-524/
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"H.R. 524: End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-524/.
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H.R. 524, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-524/.
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[H.R. 524: End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-524/)
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