To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
9 Cosponsors (9 Republicans)
S. 3504
(same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Jul 19, 2006
History
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Jun 29, 2006
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Introduced
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Jul 18, 2006
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3504 (109th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5719 (109th). |
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Jul 18, 2006
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Companion Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3504 (109th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5719 (109th). |
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Jul 19, 2006
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Companion Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3504 (109th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5719 (109th). |
H.R. 5719 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5719. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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