H.R.534: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003

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141 (16 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 125 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit 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 derived product.Sets forth criminal and civil...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-18.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 105 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 534 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.
Rule H. Res. 105 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 105.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 534 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.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 105 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John E. Sweeney to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 534.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on the Greenwood substitute amendment.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 534.
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Ms. Lofgren moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Lofgren motion to recommit with instructions.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 164 - 237 (Roll no. 38).
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 241 - 155 (Roll no. 39).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 23.
Feb. 5, 2003

Introduced in the House by David J. Weldon (R-Fla.)

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