HR 6131 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016

Introduced Sep 22, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 11, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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. IntroducedSep 22, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly: (1) create, transport, or receive a human-animal chimera; (2) transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb; or (3) transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb. The term “human-animal chimera” means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and non-human parts.

A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2016 to Nov 15, 2016; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalSep 22, 2016
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-OKSteve RussellOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalSep 22, 2016
R-ALGary J. PalmerSep 27, 2016
R-PAKeith J. RothfusSep 27, 2016
R-NCMark MeadowsNov 15, 2016
R-PAMike KellyNov 15, 2016

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2016
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Oct 11, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 11, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Sep 22, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Sep 22, 2016Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 144, September 22, 2016, page H5865.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human-animal chimeras.
Short Titles as Introduced
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2016Introduced in House

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