H.R. 727

119 HR 727 IH: Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-24
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 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  .
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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.
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