3.0.0 3498 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z House HR 2015-09-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 131 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARRIS:H.R. 3498.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution ofthe United States.[Page H5975]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-10-05T19:19:10Z Referred to 2015-09-11T13:01:20Z 2015-10-05 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 N L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2015-09-15 False Crime and Law Enforcement Cell biology and embryology Criminal procedure and sentencing Genetics Medical ethics Medical research Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-09-11 Introduced in House 2016-09-07T19:51:06Z Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit human cloning for reproductive and research purposes.

Specifically, the bill makes it a crime for any public or private person or entity to:

  • perform, attempt to perform, or participate in an attempt to perform human cloning; or
  • ship, receive, or import a product of human cloning for any purpose.

It defines "human cloning" as asexual reproduction by replacing a fertilized or unfertilized egg nucleus with a human somatic (body) cell nucleus to produce a living organism with a human or predominantly human genetic constitution.

A person or entity convicted of a human cloning offense is subject to a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both. A person or entity who profits from such offense is also subject to a civil penalty of at least $1,000,000.

This bill does not restrict scientific research using nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans.

]]> Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105 [sic] Display Title Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105 [sic] Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2105 [sic] Introduced in House 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3498ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3498ih.xml 2015-10-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.