Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 7, 2017 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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
HHS may develop or support new high-efficiency cell lines so long as the cell lines are not derived from tissue from an induced abortion.
Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than autopsy or burial is prohibited.
The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2017 to Jun 7, 2017; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Apr 17, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Steve Russell | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | May 4, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | May 23, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jun 7, 2017 |
Committees 1
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 Apr 4, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2017Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 58, April 4, 2017, page H2698.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 573 | Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
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.
