Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act

Bill: 119-hr-727
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2025-01-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Cell biology and embryology

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 727 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2025 Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Self , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Ellzey , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Babin , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Webster of Florida , and Mr. Moolenaar ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act . 2. Prohibiting sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue Section 498B(e) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–2(e) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph: (3) The term valuable consideration includes— (A) any payment made or debt incurred; (B) any gift, honorarium, or recognition of value bestowed; (C) any price, charge, or fee which is waived, forgiven, reduced, or indefinitely delayed; (D) any loan or debt which is canceled or otherwise forgiven; (E) the transfer of any item from one person to another or provision of any service or granting of any opportunity for which a charge is customarily made, without charge or for a reduced charge; and (F) any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of human fetal tissue. .