US Government Documents
President Clinton's Executive Order on human cloning
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/policy/cloning_directive.htm
Cloning Legislation in the US Congress, 2003
- Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003 [H.R.534] (passed the House). Its text is generally similar to H.R. 2505 of 2001. Sponsored by Rep. Dave Weldon.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.00534:- Voting roll call
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll039.xml - House report 108-018
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/T?&report=hr018&dbname=cp108& - The floor debate can be found in the Congressional Record by searching for "Human Cloning Prohibition Act" on THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/r108query.html
- Voting roll call
- Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003 [H.R.801]. "It shall be unlawful for any person (A) to use or attempt to use human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology, or the product of such technology, to initiate a pregnancy or with the intent to initiate a pregnancy; or (B) to ship, mail, transport, or receive the product of such technology knowing that the product is intended to be used to initiate a pregnancy." Sponsored by Rep. Greenwood.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.00801: - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003 [S.245]. Its text is generally similar to S. 790 of 2001.Sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.245: - Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2003 [S.303] "It shall be unlawful for any person or other legal entity, public or private (1) to conduct or attempt to conduct human cloning; (2) to ship the product of nuclear transplantation in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of human cloning in the United States or elsewhere; or (3) to export to an foreign country an unfertilized blastocyst if such country does not prohibit human cloning." Sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.303:
Cloning Legislation in the US Congress, 2001-2002
- Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 [H.R. 2505] (passed the House). "Prohibits any person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from knowingly: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in such an attempt; (3) shipping or receiving an embryo produced by human cloning or any product derived from such embryo; or (4) importing such an embryo or product." Sponsored by Rep. Dave Weldon.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.02505:- Voting roll call
http://clerkweb.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.exe?year=2001&rollnumber=304 - House report 107-170
ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/thomas/cp107/hr170.txt - The floor debate can be found in the Congressional Record at page H4916 of the 107th Congress, or by searching for "house floor debate H.R. 2505" on THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/r107query.html
- Voting roll call
- Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 [S. 790]. "Prohibits any person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in such an attempt; (3) shipping or receiving the product of human cloning; or (4) importing such a product." Similar to H.R. 2505. Sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.00790: - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 [S. 1758]. "Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) conducting or attempting to conduct human cloning; (2) shipping the product of nuclear transplantation for the purpose of human cloning in the United States or elsewhere; and (3) using funds made available under Federal law for any such activity." Sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.01758:
Cloning Legislation in the U.S. Congress, 1998
- Frist/Bond Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 1998 [S.1599]. "Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any person or entity: (1) in or affecting interstate commerce, from using human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology; and (2) from importing an embryo produced through such technology." Co-sponsored by Sen. Trent Lott.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:s.01601:- Voting roll call, to end the filibuster
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/
roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=2&vote=00010 - The floor debate can be found in the Congressional Record of the 105th Congress beginning at page S444 and scattered through S661, or by searching for "Senate floor debate cloning S. 1601" on THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/r105query.html
- Voting roll call, to end the filibuster
Select Congressional Testimony, 2001-2003
- Daniel Callahan, The Hastings Center (June 7, 2001)
- Jaydee Hanson, United Methodist Church (March 28, 2001)
- Jaydee Hanson, United Methodist Church (May 2, 2001) [PDF]
- Andrew Kimbrell, International Center for Technology Assessment (February 5, 2002)
- Andrew Kimbrell, International Center for Technology Assessment (March 27, 2003)
- Alexander Morgan Capron, National Bioethics Advisory Commission, University of Southern California Law Center (June 19, 2001) [PDF]
- Stuart Newman, New York Medical College (June 20, 2001)
- Stuart Newman, New York Medical College (March 5, 2002)
- Judy Norsigian, Boston Women's Health Book Collective (June 20, 2001)
- Judy Norsigian, Boston Women's Health Book Collective (March 5, 2002)
Off-Site Links
The Center for Public Integrity maintains a comprehensive list of federal bills that would regulate cloning
http://www.publicintegrity.org/report.aspx?aid=193&sid=200
The Center for Science, Technology and Congress of the American Association for the Advancement of Science maintains a thorough list of Congressional testimony:
http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/briefs/cloning/cloninghearings.shtml