Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 29, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from knowingly: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in such an attempt; or (3) shipping or receiving an embryo produced by human cloning or any product derived from such an embryo. Prohibits knowingly importing such an embryo.
Sets forth criminal and civil penalties.
Provides that nothing in this Act restricts areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited, including research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans.
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the need to amend such prohibition, including through: (1) a discussion of new developments, the need for somatic cell transfer to produce medical advances, current public attitudes and prevailing ethical views concerning its use, and potential legal implications of somatic cell transfer research; and (2) a review of any technological developments that may require technical changes to such prohibition.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 29, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 29, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 29, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4173-4174)
- Mar 29, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4324 | Sam Brownback R-KS | Apr 11, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4173 | Sam Brownback R-KS | Mar 29, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-16 | H.R. 65, LUMBEE RECOGNITION ACT; & H.R. 1294, THOMASINA E. JORDAN INDIAN TRIBES OF VIRGINIA FEDERAL RECOGNITION ACT OF 2007129 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 18, 2007 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 812 | Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 8, 2007 |
| HR 2560 | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2007 |
| HR 2564 | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jul 16, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit human cloning.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cloning
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Genetic research
- Genetics
- Health
- Human embryology
- Import restrictions
- Law
- Medical ethics
- Medical research
- Medical technology
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
