House Bill 1895
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 4, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1895
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
April 4, 2017
04/07/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/04/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
04/04/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:06 PM