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HR 416 118th Congress House

Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act

Official title: To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue.

Introduced: January 20, 2023 Introduced by: Franklin, Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Health AbortionCell biology and embryologyRetail and wholesale trades
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 15
Good, Bob
· Aug 4, 2023
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jan 27, 2023
Lesko, Debbie
· Jan 27, 2023
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 27, 2023
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 27, 2023
Wenstrup, Brad
· Jan 27, 2023
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jan 24, 2023
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jan 20, 2023
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 20, 2023
 R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Jan 20, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· Jan 20, 2023
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 20, 2023
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
Mooney, Alexander
· Jan 20, 2023
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 20, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Jan 20, 2023
 R
Self, Keith
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 416: Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-416/
MLA
"H.R. 416: Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-416/.
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H.R. 416, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-416/.
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