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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 727
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit sale or
transactions relating to human fetal tissue.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY24, 2025
Mr. S
COTTFRANKLINof Florida (for himself, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Ms. VAN
D
UYNE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. SELF, Mr. ROGERSof Kentucky, Mr. ELLZEY,
Mrs. M
ILLERof Illinois, Mr. BABIN, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. WEBSTER
of Florida, and Mr. M
OOLENAAR) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to
prohibit sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibiting Abortion 4
Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING SALE OR TRANSACTIONS RELATING 1
TO HUMAN FETAL TISSUE. 2
Section 498B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 3
U.S.C. 289g–2(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 4
and inserting the following new paragraph: 5
‘‘(3) The term ‘valuable consideration’ in-6
cludes— 7
‘‘(A) any payment made or debt incurred; 8
‘‘(B) any gift, honorarium, or recognition 9
of value bestowed; 10
‘‘(C) any price, charge, or fee which is 11
waived, forgiven, reduced, or indefinitely de-12
layed; 13
‘‘(D) any loan or debt which is canceled or 14
otherwise forgiven; 15
‘‘(E) the transfer of any item from one 16
person to another or provision of any service or 17
granting of any opportunity for which a charge 18
is customarily made, without charge or for a re-19
duced charge; and 20
‘‘(F) any payments associated with the 21
transportation, implantation, processing, preser-22
vation, quality control, or storage of human 23
fetal tissue.’’. 24
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