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HR 8600 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Fraud offenses and financial crimes Genetics Sex and reproductive health

Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2022

Introduced: November 3, 2022 Introduced by: Bice, Stephanie I. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 29, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2022

This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for knowingly misrepresenting the nature or source of DNA used in assisted reproductive technology or assisted insemination.

The term assisted reproductive technology includes any treatment or procedure that involves the handling of human oocytes or embryos, such as in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, and zygote intrafallopian transfer. The term assisted insemination includes any procedure that involves the handling of sperm including intrauterine insemination.

A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. Additionally, the bill makes the violation a predicate offense (i.e., an underlying offense) for prosecutions under the federal racketeering statute.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 3
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 3, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 4, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 21, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 20, 2022
Lamborn, Doug
· Sep 19, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 19, 2022
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 14, 2022
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 13, 2022
 R
Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Jul 29, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8600: Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8600/
MLA
"H.R. 8600: Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8600/.
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H.R. 8600, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8600/.
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