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Key Vote 107th Congress > House > Vote 300

Date: July 31, 2001

Result: 178-249 (Failed)

Clerk session vote number: 302

Vote Subject Matter: Social Welfare / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: WELDON, David Joseph (R-FL)

Bill number: HR2505

Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment

Description: Greenwood of Pennsylvania Substitute Amendment

Bill summary: 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. Sets forth criminal and civil penalties. Provides that nothing in this Act restricts areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited above, including research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans. Directs the General Accounting Office to assess the need for amendment of such prohibition, including through: (1) a discussion of new developments, the need for somatic cell transfer to produce medical advances, current public attitudes and prevailing ethical views concerning its use, and potential legal implications of somatic cell transfer research; and (2) a review of any technological developments that may require technical changes to such prohibition.

Bill titles: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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