# 114-hr-6313: Providing Certainty for Progenitors Act of 2016

114-hr-6313, Providing Certainty for Progenitors Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6313
- Congress: 114
- Title: Providing Certainty for Progenitors Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-11-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Providing Certainty for Progenitors Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to have physical custody of a living human embryo and refuse to release the embryo for implantation in a willing implantee at the request of one of the progenitors of that embryo. A progenitor is an individual who provides an egg or a sperm cell from which an embryo is created. A violator is subject to a fine, up to three months in prison, or both. Additionally, the bill bars the criminal prosecution of a progenitor of an embryo that is not implanted.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6471: Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act
- 114-hr-6344: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes.
- 114-hr-5732: Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5668: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5628: Timber Innovation Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5589: Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-6313 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6313)

## Related
- [114-hr-6471: Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6471)
- [114-hr-6344: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mo…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6344)
- [114-hr-5732: Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5732)
- [114-hr-5668: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5668)
- [114-hr-5628: Timber Innovation Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5628)
- [114-hr-5589: Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6313 (as of 2025-11-18).