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H.R.1372
Title: To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or support research on the cloning of humans, and to express the sense of the Congress that other countries should establish substantially equivalent restrictions.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 4/3/2001)      Cosponsors: 2
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
4/3/2001:
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
4/3/2001:
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
4/16/2001:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
4/3/2001:
Referred to House Science
4/12/2001:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
COMMITTEE(S):
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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(2), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. - 4/26/2001 [SC-1] Rep Weldon, Dave - 5/15/2001 [FL-15]

SUMMARY AS OF:
4/3/2001--Introduced.

Human Cloning Research Prohibition Act - Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or support any research on the cloning of humans.

Directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council for a review of the implementation of this Act.

States that nothing in this Act shall restrict other areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited by this Act, including important and promising work that involves: (1) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryo cells, or tissues; or (2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create animals other than humans.

Expresses the sense of Congress that other countries should establish substantially equivalent prohibitions.