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119th Congress

H.R. 2161

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith(R-NJ)
Introduced
Mar 14, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (3)

Original cosponsors (3)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2025 This bill establishes new federal crimes related to conduct involving certain types of human-animal chimeras. The term human-animal chimera means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and nonhuman parts. This bill makes it unlawful to • create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal chimera, • transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, • transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or • transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera. A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.

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