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S. 987 119th Congress Senate

Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtain… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and to prohibit the solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of a donation of such issue.

Introduced: March 12, 2025 Introduced by: Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025

This bill prohibits federal agencies from supporting research involving, and prohibits any entity from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. 

Specifically, the bill prohibits any federal agency from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting research involving such tissue. Federal agencies may conduct or support research involving human fetal tissue obtained after a miscarriage or stillbirth.

Additionally, the bill prohibits any entity from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue where the entity knows it was obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. Entities violating this prohibition are subject to criminal penalties. The bill provides an exception for transfers for purposes of autopsy or burial.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2075 Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 3, 2025
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 12, 2025
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 12, 2025
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 12, 2025
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 12, 2025
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Mar 12, 2025
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 12, 2025
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 12, 2025
Mullin, Markwayne
· Mar 12, 2025
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 12, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 987: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-987/
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"S. 987: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-987/.
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S. 987, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-987/.
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