End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 13, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn 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 National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes.
Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than disposal is prohibited.Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2017 to Feb 2, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Feb 2, 2018 |
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 Jan 13, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 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. 9, January 13, 2017, pages H547, H546.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit any person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 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.
