119 HR 727 IH: Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-24 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 727IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 24, 2025Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Self, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Babin, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Webster of Florida, and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act.

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Prohibiting sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue

Section 498B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g–2(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph:(3)The term valuable consideration includes—(A)any payment made or debt incurred;(B)any gift, honorarium, or recognition of value bestowed;(C)any price, charge, or fee which is waived, forgiven, reduced, or indefinitely delayed;(D)any loan or debt which is canceled or otherwise forgiven;(E)the transfer of any item from one person to another or provision of any service or granting of any opportunity for which a charge is customarily made, without charge or for a reduced charge; and(F)any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of human fetal tissue..