Justina's Law - Prohibits the use of federal funds to conduct or support treatment or research involving a ward of the state in which the individual's health is subjected to greater than minimal risk with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 4989 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4989
To prohibit Federal funding of any treatment or research in which a
ward of the State is subjected to greater than minimal risk to the
individual's health with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2014
Mrs. Bachmann (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Marino)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding of any treatment or research in which a
ward of the State is subjected to greater than minimal risk to the
individual's health with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Justina's Law''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING FOR TREATMENT OR RESEARCH IN WHICH
A WARD OF THE STATE IS SUBJECTED TO GREATER THAN MINIMAL
RISK WITH NO OR MINIMAL PROSPECT OF DIRECT BENEFIT.
No Federal funds may be used to conduct or support treatment or
research in which a patient or subject is--
(1) a ward of the State; and
(2) subjected to greater than minimal risk to the patient
or subject's health with no or minimal prospect of direct
benefit.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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