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HR 7798 117th Congress House Health Abortion Cell biology and embryology Retail and wholesale trades

Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act

Introduced: May 17, 2022 Introduced by: Franklin, Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 17, 2022
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Prohibiting Abortion Industry's Lucrative Loopholes Act

This bill expands the prohibition on the sale or purchase of human fetal tissue in interstate commerce to include any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of such tissue.

What's happening now May 17, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Republican 19
Lesko, Debbie
· Oct 18, 2022
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jun 21, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 24, 2022
Posey, Bill
· May 24, 2022
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · May 24, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · May 17, 2022
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 17, 2022
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 17, 2022
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · May 17, 2022
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · May 17, 2022
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · May 17, 2022
 R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · May 17, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· May 17, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· May 17, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · May 17, 2022
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · May 17, 2022
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 17, 2022
Herrell, Yvette
· May 17, 2022
Hice, Jody
· May 17, 2022
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 17, 2022
Long, Billy
· May 17, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 17, 2022
Mooney, Alexander
· May 17, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· May 17, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 17, 2022
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · May 17, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 17, 2022
Wenstrup, Brad
· May 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7798: Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7798/
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"H.R. 7798: Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7798/.
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H.R. 7798, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7798/.
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