S 1758 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001

Introduced Dec 3, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Dianne Feinstein D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 3, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedDec 3, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) conducting or attempting to conduct human cloning; (2) shipping the product of nuclear transplantation for the purpose of human cloning in the United States or elsewhere; and (3) using funds made available under Federal law for any such activity. Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action to enjoin a violation.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict areas of biomedical and agricultural research or practices not expressly prohibited, including nuclear transplantation to produce human stem cells or to create nonhuman animals.

Subjects to forfeiture any real or personal property derived from or used to commit a violation.

Directs the Attorney General, upon request, to render binding advisory opinions regarding the applicability of such prohibition with respect to specific research projects or practices.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should cooperate with foreign countries to enforce mutually supported restrictions on such prohibited activities.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require research involving nuclear transplantation to be conducted in accordance with applicable Federal standards for the protection of human subjects.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 3, 2001 to Dec 6, 2001, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Dec 3, 2001
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Original	Dec 3, 2001
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Original	Dec 3, 2001
D-NJ	Jon S. Corzine	Original	Dec 3, 2001
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Original	Dec 3, 2001
D-GA	Zell Miller	Original	Dec 3, 2001
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski		Dec 6, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 3, 2001Introduced in Senate
Dec 3, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 3, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12314)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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