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H.R. 3542: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

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H.R. 3542: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

Plain summary

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021 This bill establishes new federal crimes related to conduct involving certain types of human-animal chimeras. The term human-animal chimera means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and nonhuman parts. This bill makes is unlawful to create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera. A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.

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Official text

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 24 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Andy Harris (R-MD), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Brian Babin (R-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Chip Roy (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3542 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117