H.R. 6131 · 114th Congress
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chris Smith
- Introduced
- 2016-09-22
- Latest action
- 2016-10-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2016
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly: (1) create, transport, or receive a human-animal chimera; (2) transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb; or (3) transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb. The term “human-animal chimera” means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and non-human parts.
A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.