Bill · H.R. 2075· House(119-HR-2075)
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/11/2025
- Last activity
- 3/11/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Robert Onder
- Cosponsors
- - 33 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025" prohibits the Federal Government from conducting, funding, or supporting research involving human fetal tissue obtained through an induced abortion. It also forbids the solicitation or knowing acquisition and acceptance of such tissue donations. The bill allows for the development of new, high-efficiency cell lines for things like vaccines as long as they are not derived from tissue obtained via induced abortion. Research is still permitted on human fetal tissue obtained after a miscarriage or stillbirth. Additionally, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to redefine human fetal tissue and its origins.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 5
Does this make abortion easier to get?-5
The bill restricts research capabilities that may be linked to reproductive health contexts by prohibiting federal support for tissue obtained via induced abortion.
Does this put more money into medical research?-4
The bill prohibits federal funding for a specific category of human fetal tissue research.
Would women be better off under this?-4
The bill restricts research activities that may impact reproductive health autonomy and scientific progress.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Development of alternative cell lines: The bill ensures that the government can still support the development of new, high-efficiency cell lines for producing vaccines and genetic vectors, provided they are not derived from tissue obtained via induced abortion (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Continued research on other tissue types: Research involving human fetal tissue obtained after a miscarriage or stillbirth remains permitted and can be conducted or supported by Federal departments and agencies (Section 2(a)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Prohibition of specific research: Federal departments, agencies, or offices are prohibited from conducting, funding, approving, or supporting any research that involves human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an induced abortion (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Restrictions on tissue acquisition: The bill prohibits the solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of donations of human fetal tissue if it is known that the tissue was obtained pursuant to an induced abortion (Section 3(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Abortion Access-5Increases Research Funding-4Improves Pandemic Preparedness-3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women-4
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding-3
- 3/16/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/30/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/1/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/31/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 23 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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