Key Votes
National Key Votes
H Amdt 285 - Human Cloning Substitute Amendment - Key Vote
Ron Paul voted Nay (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 - Introduced (House) - July 31, 2001
Title: Human Cloning Substitute Amendment
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) - July 31, 2001 (Key vote)
Title: Human Cloning Substitute Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a substitute amendment that would ban cloning for reproductive uses, but allow it for research purposes
Highlight: -Requires any researcher who seeks to clone humans to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services -Includes a ten 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
Sponsors
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
