Human Cloning Research Prohibition Act
Latest action · Mar 10, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council for a review of the implementation of this Act.
States that nothing in this Act shall restrict other areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited by this Act, including important and promising work that involves: (1) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryo cells, or tissues; or (2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create animals other than humans.
Expresses the sense of Congress that other countries should establish substantially equivalent prohibitions.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2003 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2003 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2003 | |
| Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2003 | |
| Research Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2003 | |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2003 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 7, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Mar 7, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- Mar 7, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
- Mar 7, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
- Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or support research on the cloning of humans, and to express the sense of the Congress that other countries should establish substantially equivalent restrictions.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Human Cloning Research Prohibition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
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