S. 790 (107th): Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001

Introduced:
Apr 26, 2001 (107th Congress, 2001–2002)
Sponsor:
Sen. Samuel “Sam” Brownback [R-KS]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 245 (108th) on Jan 29, 2003.

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Status

This bill was introduced on April 26, 2001, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Apr 26, 2001
Referred to Committee Apr 26, 2001
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors (13R) (show)
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Full Title

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.

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Last updated Apr 26, 2001.
7 pages

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4/26/2001--Introduced.
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 - Prohibits any person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in such an attempt; (3) shipping or receiving the product of human cloning; or (4) importing such a product.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Federal Government should advocate for and join an international effort to prohibit human cloning; and (2) the President should commission a study by the National Bioethics Advisory Commission or a successor group of the arguments for and against the use of cloning to produce human embryos solely for research.

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