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Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021

Introduced: January 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion.

The bill also prohibits soliciting or acquiring a donation of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion, other than for purposes of an autopsy or burial.

The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue in general.

What's happening now February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 50
All 50 Republican 39
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Sep 13, 2022
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Dec 7, 2021
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Oct 19, 2021
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · May 12, 2021
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Fischbach, Michelle
Minnesota · Apr 15, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Mar 11, 2021
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Mar 9, 2021
Wenstrup, Brad
· Mar 9, 2021
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 28, 2021
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jan 28, 2021
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 28, 2021
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jan 28, 2021
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2021
Carl, Jerry
· Jan 28, 2021
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jan 28, 2021
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jan 28, 2021
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Jan 28, 2021
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jan 28, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Jan 28, 2021
Graves, Garret
· Jan 28, 2021
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 28, 2021
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jan 28, 2021
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 28, 2021
Herrell, Yvette
· Jan 28, 2021
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jan 28, 2021
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 28, 2021
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2021
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2021
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jan 28, 2021
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2021
Lamborn, Doug
· Jan 28, 2021
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 28, 2021
LaTurner, Jake
· Jan 28, 2021
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jan 28, 2021
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 28, 2021
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jan 28, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Jan 28, 2021
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 28, 2021
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2021
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Roy, Chip
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2021
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jan 28, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jan 28, 2021
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jan 28, 2021
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 563: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-563/
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"H.R. 563: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-563/.
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