United States · Bill · S
S. 1520 (109th)
Human Cloning Ban Act of 2005
Introduced
27 July 2005
Last action
28 July 2005 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9207)
Sponsors
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Susan Collins, Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Richard Durbin, Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Patty Murray, Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Maria Cantwell, Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Charles Schumer, Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Human Cloning Ban Act of 2005 - Prohibits any person or private or public legal entity from: (1) conducting or attempting to conduct human cloning; (2) shipping the product of nuclear transplantation in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of human cloning; or (3) exporting to a foreign country an unfertilized blastocyst if such country does not prohibit human cloning. Sets forth criminal and civil penalties for violations.
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Timeline
27 July 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9207)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 July 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 July 2005
Sponsors
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Human Cloning Ban Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1520
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1520
- us · 109-s-1520 · source updated 10 August 2026