118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 398 — Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023

“To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Jan 20, 2023

Last action Jan 27, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 20, 2023

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Referred

Jan 27, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill restricts research that uses human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Specifically, it prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting such research. Additionally, the bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue in general. The bill also prohibits soliciting or acquiring a donation of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion, other than for purposes of an autopsy or burial.

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jan 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 20, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.