Key Votes
H Amdt 285 - Human Cloning Substitute Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Bennie Thompson voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 2505 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001
- H Amdt 285 - Human Cloning Substitute Amendment
- SB 324 - Revise Consumer Protection Laws
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (178-249) - July 31, 2001 (Key vote)
Title: Human Cloning Substitute Amendment
Vote to adopt a substitute amendment that would ban cloning for reproductive uses, but allow it for research purposes
- Requires any researcher who seeks to clone humans to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- Includes a 10 year "sunset," after which period the ban would need reauthorization to remain law.
- Requires those who break the law to forfeit equipment, other related property, and any monetary gains.
- Requires a study by the Institute of Medicine on the properties of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells.
- Preempts future state laws that are different than federal laws or that would prohibit protected types of research.
Amendment - Introduced (House) - July 31, 2001
Title: Human Cloning Substitute Amendment
Sponsors
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
