Justina's Law

Bill: 113-hr-4989
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2014-06-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Health programs administration and funding

Medical ethics

Medical research

Research administration and funding

Separation, divorce, custody, support
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Justina's Law - Prohibits the use of federal funds to conduct or support treatment or research involving a ward of the state in which the individual's health is subjected to greater than minimal risk with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2014 Mrs. Bachmann (for herself, Ms. Bass , Mr. McDermott , and Mr. Marino ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit Federal funding of any treatment or research in which a ward of the State is subjected to greater than minimal risk to the individual’s health with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Justina’s Law . 2. Prohibition against funding for treatment or research in which a ward of the State is subjected to greater than minimal risk with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit No Federal funds may be used to conduct or support treatment or research in which a patient or subject is— (1) a ward of the State; and (2) subjected to greater than minimal risk to the patient or subject’s health with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.