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114-hr-3729114th Congress

Safe RESEARCH Act

Sponsored By: Representative Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]

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Summary

Safe Responsible Ethical Scientific Endeavors Assuring Research for Compassionate Healthcare Act or the Safe RESEARCH Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from a spontaneous or induced abortion in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (A spontaneous abortion is the death of a fetus before the age of viability, also known as a miscarriage.) Research with human fetal tissue conducted or supported by the NIH must meet requirements, including informed consent requirements for the donor and researcher, currently applied only to research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 10/22/2015

  • Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 10/28/2015

  • Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 12/17/2015

  • Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 12/18/2015

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