HR 3429 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Pro-LIFE Act

Introduced Jul 29, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Kevin Yoder R-KS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 31, 2015 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 29, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prohibiting the Life-Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act or the Pro-LIFE Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the transfer of fetal tissue in exchange for valuable consideration, including payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of human fetal tissue.

Cosponsors 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalJul 29, 2015
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-KSLynn JenkinsOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-PAMike KellyOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-NCRobert PittengerOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-WISean P. DuffyOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-SCTrey GowdyOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-FLCarlos CurbeloJul 31, 2015
R-LAGarret GravesJul 31, 2015
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJul 31, 2015
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJul 31, 2015
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamJul 31, 2015
R-CAMimi WaltersAug 4, 2015
R-WVAlexander X. MooneySep 9, 2015
R-TXBill FloresSep 9, 2015
R-MIBill HuizengaSep 9, 2015
R-OHBob GibbsSep 9, 2015
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupSep 9, 2015
R-ARBruce WestermanSep 9, 2015
R-TNDavid P. RoeSep 9, 2015
R-CADoug LaMalfaSep 9, 2015
R-WIGlenn GrothmanSep 9, 2015
R-LAJohn FlemingSep 9, 2015
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Sep 9, 2015
R-PAKeith J. RothfusSep 9, 2015
R-NDKevin CramerSep 9, 2015
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanSep 9, 2015
R-ILRandy HultgrenSep 9, 2015
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Sep 9, 2015
R-GARick W. AllenSep 9, 2015
R-ALRobert B. AderholtSep 9, 2015
R-VARobert J. WittmanSep 9, 2015
R-GATom GravesSep 9, 2015
R-MOVicky HartzlerSep 9, 2015
R-TXK. Michael ConawaySep 10, 2015
R-KYAndy BarrSep 11, 2015
R-GAAustin ScottSep 11, 2015
R-FLJeff MillerSep 11, 2015
R-NCRenee L. EllmersSep 11, 2015
R-CADavid G. ValadaoSep 16, 2015
R-NEJeff FortenberrySep 16, 2015
R-WIReid J. RibbleSep 16, 2015
R-TNStephen Lee FincherSep 16, 2015
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoSep 16, 2015
R-FLThomas J. RooneySep 16, 2015
R-MSTrent KellySep 16, 2015
R-TXLouie GohmertSep 24, 2015
R-TXKevin BradySep 30, 2015
R-MNTom EmmerMar 16, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2015
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 31, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Jul 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 3 of section 8 or Article 1 of the Constitution states that Congress has the authority to ``regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 121, July 29, 2015, page H5775.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue.
Short Titles as Introduced
Pro-LIFE Act
Prohibiting the Life-Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House

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