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National
Key Vote
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that bans human cloning, as defined by the implantation of a cloned egg into a uterus.
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Official Title of Legislation:
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit cloning, and for other purposes.
Highlights:
-Deems human cloning illegal (Sec. 2 (a))
-Defines human cloning as the implantation of a cloned egg into a uterus or the functioning equivalent of a uterus (Sec. 2 (a))
-States that knowingly transporting or shipping the product of a cloned egg cell is illegal (Sec. 2 (a))
-Sets a criminal penalty of fines and up to 10 years imprisonment (Sec. 2 (a))
-Sets a civil penalty of the greater of $10 million or twice the amount of monetary gain made from the cloning (Sec. 2 (a))
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:hr2560:
Full Text of Legislation (HTML Document)
House Passage: 06/06/2007 : Bill Failed 204 - 213 (Roll no. 439)
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana (D-CO)
Cosponsors:
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