Bill Summary & Status for the 107th Congress

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H.R.1608
Title: To amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit human cloning.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 6/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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4/26/2001:
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
6/14/2001:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
4/26/2001--Introduced.

Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit replacing the nucleus of an oocyte (egg cell) with the nucleus of a human somatic cell (any cell other than a sperm or oocyte) unless, prior to replacement, the nucleus of the human somatic cell has been modified so that such cell cannot develop to completion.