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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 16, 2001
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 - Prohibits any person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from knowingly: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in such an attempt; (3) shipping or receiving an embryo produced by human cloning or any product derived from such embryo; or (4) importing such an embryo or product.
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Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R–FL
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 265 - 162 (Roll no. 304).
House roll call 304 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 265 - 162 (Roll no. 304).
House roll call 304 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 175 - 251 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H4943)
House roll call 303 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lofgren motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to provide that nothing in the bill shall prohibit the use of human somatic cell nuclear transfer in connection with the development or application of treatments designed to address Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, severe burns, or other diseases, disorders, or conditions, provided that the product of such use is not utilized to initiate a pregnancy and is not intended to be utilized to initiate a pregnancy and that nothing in the bill shall exempt any product from any applicable regulatory approval.
Ms. Lofgren moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 214, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Greenwood amendment in the nature of a substitute.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 214, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scott amendment.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2505.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2505 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 214. (consideration: CR H4916-4945; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4917)
Rule H. Res. 214 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 214 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2505 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-170.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-170.
Mr. Armey asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Judiciary have until 5:00 p.m. on July 28 to file a report on H.R. 2505. Agreed to without objection.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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