H.R. 2161 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 3 (0 D, 3 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-03-14
Latest action (2025-03-14): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 2161 does, in plain terms
Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2025 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 it 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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