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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (204-213) - June 6, 2007(Key vote)

Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007

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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.

Highlights:

Declares that 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))

Note:

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.

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Legislation - Introduced (House) - June 5, 2007