Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2023
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Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2023
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.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 451: Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-451/
"H.R. 451: Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-451/.
H.R. 451, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-451/.
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