Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2008

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human-animal hybrids.

4/24/2008--Introduced.
Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2008- Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and to set penalties for:
(1) creating or attempting to create a human-animal hybrid (a being with human and non-human tissue as specified in this Act);
<b>(2) transferring or attempting to transfer a human embryo into a non-human womb, or a non-human embryo into a human womb; or
(3) transporting or receiving for any purpose a human-animal hybrid.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Duncan Hunter
  • Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
  • Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rick Renzi
  • Bill Sali
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
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Committees

• House Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5910

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April 24, 2008

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• Introduced on Apr 24, 2008.
• Apr 24, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Related Bills:

• S.2358

Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Animals
• Cloning
• Fines (Penalties)
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• Human embryology
• Law
• Medical care
• Medicine

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May 01, 2008 Cardinal Rigali praises proposed human-animal hybrid embryo ban

The Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act (HR 5910) was introduced in the House on April 24 by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). Identical legislation, Senate Bill ...

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April 30, 2008 Cardinal Rigali Welcomes Proposed Human/Animal Hybrid Ban

The Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act (HR 5910) was introduced in the House on April 24 by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). Identical legislation, S. 2358, ...

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April 30, 2008 Pro-Life Groups Back Congressional Bill to Ban Human-Animal Hybrid ...

The measure is the Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act (HR 5910) and Senator Sam Brownback introduced the Senate companion bill last fall. ...

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December 08, 2008 Brownback’s anti-humanzee legislation « Tony’s curricublog

Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act. Under H.R. 5910 and S. 2318, America would ban the creation of all human-animal hybrids. Join us in calling on Congress to do the right thing and outlaw experiments that compromise human dignity. ...

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August 03, 2008 No Reason To Clone Around With Human Animal Hybrids

To stop this monstrous activity from occurring or going forward in the United States, pro-life Congressman Chris Smith has introduced the Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2008, HR 5910 "to prohibit human-animal hybrids. ...

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May 19, 2008 on capitol hill this week: may 19-23, no. 13a

chris smith (r-nj) has introduced the human-animal hybrid prohibition act (hr 5910) in the us house, the companion to senator sam brownback's (r-ks) bill, introduced in the us senate last fall. pro-lifers in the us and great britain ...

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