Stem Cell and Cloning Legislation in the 109th Congress

 

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Version: 10/20/2005

 

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10/19/2005       Hearing Transcript (Q&A and Prepared Statements) - Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, 

                         Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.  

                         Subject: The Potential for Stem Cell and Nuclear Transplantation Research.  

 

10/19/2005       Press Release from Rep. Mike Castle: Castle: World Stem Cell Hub Good News 

                         for Embryonic Stem Cell Research; Bad News for American Scientists

 

10/14/2005       Press Release from Rep. Diana DeGette: New Survey Reinforces Broad 

                         American Support for Stem Cell Research

 

10/07/2005       Press Release from Rep. Lacy Clay: Clay Urges Senate to Pass Cord Blood Bill

 

10/03/2005       Press Release from Rep. Diana DeGette: National Stem Cell Bank 

                         Does Not Replace Need to Expand Federal Policy

 

10/03/2005       Press Release from the National Institutes of Health: NIH 

                         Awards a National Stem Cell Bank and New Centers of Excellence In 

                         Translational Human Stem Cell Research

 

09/30/2005       CongressDailyAM - POLITICS - Democrats Sense Political Winds 

                         Shifting In Their Direction 

 

09/29/2005       Press release from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute : 

                         NHLBI funds new centers for cell-based therapy

 

09/28/2005       HR 3932 - Introduced by Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA) 

                         Human Cloning Ban Act of 2005

09/28/2005       HR 3932 -Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary

 

09/19/2005       Letter to HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson From House Government 

                         Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources 

                         Chairman Mark Souder  

                         Letter requests an investigation into the activities of National Institutes of Health 

                         Stem Cell Task Force Chairman, Dr. James Battey

 

09/01/2005       S 1317 - Report filed from Senate Committee on Health, Education, 

                         Labor, and Pensions (S.Rept. 109-129)

 

08/31/2005       CRS Report -  Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress

 

08/29/2005       Press Release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Feinstein, Schwarzenegger United to 

                         Protect California's Stem Cell Research Initiative from Threat in Washington 

 

08/24/2005       Press Release from Rep. Diana DeGette: Degette Statement on Skin Cells 

                         Converted to Stem Cells Research 

 

08/09/2005       Press Release from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences : 

                         NIGMS Funds New Stem Cell Centers

 

08/08/2005       Press Release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein: General, Health Care: 

                         Senator Feinstein on 4-year anniversary of President's stem cell  policy

 

08/08/2005       Press Release from the National Human Genome Research Institute : 

                         NHGRI Expands Effort to Revolutionize Seqencing  Technologies

 

08/04/2005       Press Release from Rep. Chris Smith: Smith Highlights Rapid Advances 

                         in Adult Stem Cell Research 

 

08/03/2005       CongressDailyPM - HEALTH - Bush Reiterates Opposition To 

                         Expanding Stem-Cell Research 

 

08/03/2005       Opinion Makers - STEM CELL RESEARCH: Frist Returns to 

                         'Medical Constituency'

 

08/03/2005       Politics & Policy - HHS: Secretary Leavitt Interviewed on 

                         Variety of Topics

 

08/03/2005       Politics & Policy - STEM CELL RESEARCH: Bush Reiterates 

                         Threat To Veto Legislation 

 

08/03/2005       CRS Report - Human Cloning

 

08/01/2005       Politics & Policy - STEM CELL RESEARCH: Frist Support of 

                         Bill Could Help Passage 

08/01/2005       CRS Report :Stem Cell Research

07/29/2005       Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback 

                         Statement on Stem Cell Research Funding

 

07/29/2005       Press Release from Rep. Roscoe Bartlett: Stem Cells Senate 

                         Companion to Bartlett Pro-Life Bill

 

07/29/2005       Press Release from Roscoe Bartlett: Frist WRONG on the 

                         Science & the Ethics

 

07/29/2005       Press release from Rep. Roscoe Bartlett : It is Morally Reprehensible 

                         and Not Necessary to Destroy Human Embryos to Provide Raw 

                         Fodder for Scientific Research

 

07/29/2005       S 1557 Introduced by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

                         To provide for a program at the National Institutes of Health to conduct and 

                         support research in the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells 

07/29/2005       S 1557 -  Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

 

07/28/2005       Press release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback highlights versatility 

                         of adult stem cells 

 

07/27/2005       Press Release from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders 

                         and Stroke : Combination Therapy Leads to Partial Recovery 

                         from Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

 

07/27/2005       S 1520- Introduced by  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

                         A bill to prohibit human cloning

07/27/2005       S1520 -  Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary

 

07/26/2005       HR 3444 Introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

                         A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits 

                         against income tax for qualified stem cell 

                         storage of qualified stem cells, and the donation of umbilical 

                         cord blood

07/26/2005       HR 3444 -  Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

 

07/26/2005       CRS Report -  Federal Protection for Human Research Subjects: An 

                         Analysis of the Common Rule and Its Interactions with FDA Regulations 

                         and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

 

07/22/2005       CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - Specter Threatens Stem-Cell Rider 

 

07/21/2005       Discussion Draft Legislation of HR__, to Revise and Extend the Authorities of the 

                         National Institutes of Health  

                         Discussion draft prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Energy and 

                         Commerce Committee

 

07/21/2005       S 975 - Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness hearing held

 

07/21/2005       CongressDailyAM - SCIENCE - Bucking The White House 

 

07/20/2005       CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - Senate's Window For Stem-Cell Legislation 

                         Starting To Close 

 

07/19/2005       CongressDailyAM - OUTLOOK : Deal On Highway Bill Within Reach; Contentious 

                         Stem-Cell Debate Awaits

 

07/19/2005       CongressDailyAM - SCIENCE : Agreement On Stem-Cell Floor Package Still Elusive

 

07/18/2005       Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate for S.1317, The Stem Cell 

                         Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 Cost Estimate for S. 1317, as reported by the 

                         Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 11, 2005

 

07/18/2005       National Journal - THE HOTLINE : FRIST: Stem Cell Debate A No-Win? 

 

07/18/2005       Press Release from Rep. Diana DeGette: DeGette Participates in Podcast on Stem Cells

 

07/18/2005       S 975 -  Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness hearing set 

                         on 07/21/2005

 

07/14/2005       Legislative Text of HR 3010, FY2006 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill  

                         HR 3010 as ordered reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 14, 2005 

 

07/14/2005       HR 3010 -  Report filed from Senate Committee on Appropriations (S.Rept. 109-103)

 

07/14/2005       Draft Committee Report to Accompany HR 3010, the FY 2006 Departments of Labor, 

                         Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Draft 

                         Committee Report to accompany HR 3010, as ordered reported by the Senate 

                         Appropriations Committee on July 14, 2005

 

07/14/2005       HR 3010 -  Ordered to be reported as amended by Senate Committee on Appropriations

 

07/14/2005       CongressDailyPM - Outlook - Approps, Stem Cells Up In Senate; House On 

                         Patriot Act 

 

07/13/2005       HR 3010 -  Forwarded to full committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

                         by Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 

                         Education, and Related Agencies

 

07/13/2005      Press release from Rep. Roscoe Bartlett: A Loss for the U.S. if President Bush Doesn't 

                        Have a Pluripotent Stem Cell Alternative on His Desk to Sign When He Vetoes H.R. 810

 

07/13/2005      CongressDailyAM - Health - Six Stem-Cell Measures Might Come To Senate Floor Soon

 

07/13/2005      National Journal - Insider Interview : Advancing Stem -Cell Research

 

07/12/2005      HR 3010 -  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 

                        Related Agencies markup held

 

07/12/2005      Highlights of HR 3010, FY 2006 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill  

                        Highlights of HR 3010 as reported by the Senate Appropriations Labor, HHS, 

                        Education Subcommittee on July 12, 2005

 

07/12/2005      CongressDailyPM -  Health - Stem-Cell Alternatives May Have Drawbacks, Scientists Say

 

07/12/2005      CongressDailyAM - Health  - Senate Might Consider Series Of Stem-Cell Research Bills

 

07/12/2005      HR 3010 -  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, 

                        and Related Agencies markup held

 

07/11/2005      S 1317 -  Reported from Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

                        Pensions without written report

 

07/11/2005      American Health Line - Congress : Republicans Plan Action on Health Care Bills

 

07/11/2005      Press Release from Rep. Vito Fossella: Rep. Fossella & Rep. Castle Join With 

                        Health Organizations, Physicians to Highlight Stem Legislation

 

07/05/2005      Letter to President Bush from Rep. Nancy Johnson Letter urges the president to 

                        sign HR 810, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act"              

 

06/30/2005      Committee Amendment -S 1317- Senate Committee on Health, Education, 

                        Labor, and Pensions 

                        Amendment in the nature of a substitute (adopted by unanimous voice vote)  

                        Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY)

 

06/30/2005      HR 3144 - Introduced byRep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-MD)

                        For derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells

06/30/2005      HR 3144 - Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce

 

06/30/2005      S 1317 - Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

                        by Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

 

06/29/2005      Press Release from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee:

                        Enzi says approval of cord blood bill offers new hope for treatment of devastating illnesses 

 

06/29/2005      CongressDailyPM - HEALTH - Stem-Cell Bill Passes Senate Panel; Bigger Fight Looms 

 

06/29/2005      National Journal Mark-Up Report - Senate Health Committee Moves Stem Cell Act

 

06/29/2005      S 1317 - Ordered to be reported by Senate Committee on Health, Education, 

                        Labor, and Pensions

06/29/2005      S 1317 -  Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions markup held

 

6/28/2005        HR 3010 - Senate Committee on Appropriations markup set on 07/14/2005

6/28/2005        HR 3010 - Replaces SGW107

 

06/28/2005      CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - Stem-Cell Bill Poses Dilemma For Frist

 

06/27/2005      S 1317 - Introduced by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)

                        To provide for the collection and maintenance of cord blood units for the 

                        treatment of patients and research

06/27/2005      S 1317 - Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

 

06/24/2005      CRS Report - Federal Protection for Human Research Subjects: An Analysis of the Common 

                        Rule and Its Interactions with FDA Regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule    

 

06/23/2005      CRS Report - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2006 Appropriations

 

06/23/2005      Budgetary Analysis of HR 3010, the FY 2006 Labor, HHS and Education 

                        Appropriations Bill 

                        Analysis prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Budget Committee  

 

06/23/2005      Statement of Administration Policy on House consideration of HR 3010, the 

                        FY 2006 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 

                        Related Agencies Appropriations Bill 

                        SAP released by the Office of Management and Budget  

 

06/23/2005      HR 3010 - Committee of the Whole rises and leaves the bill as unfinished business 

06/23/2005      HR 3010 - 8 Amendments offered, 4 Amendments withdrawn, 2 Amendments 

                        rejected, 1 Amendment agreed to

06/23/2005      HR 3010 - Considered in the House as in Committee of the Whole 

06/23/2005      HR 3010 - Considered in the House 

 

06/22/2005      CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - Senate Panel To Take Up Stem-Cell Bill Next Month 

 

06/21/2005      HR 3010 - Report filed from House Committee on Appropriations (H.Rept. 109-143) 

06/21/2005      HR 3010 - Replaces HGW107 

06/21/2005      HR 3010 - Introduced by Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH) 

                        Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 

                        Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 

                        September 30, 2006, and for other purposes. 

 

06/23/2005      S 681 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

                        markup set on 06/29/2005 

 

06/22/2005      CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - Senate Panel To Take Up Stem-Cell Bill Next Month 

 

06/21/2005      GalleryWatch Committee Article - Diabetes Foundation Urges Senate to 

                        Allow Stem Cell Research   

 

06/17/2005      CongressDailyPM - APPROPRIATIONS - Spending Bills Move To House 

                        Floor And Senate Committee

 

06/16/2005      National Journal Markup Report : House Appropriations Approves Labor-HHS Bill 

 

06/16/2005      Section-By-Section Summary of S___ the "Health Technology to Enhance 

                        Quality Act of 2005" 

 

06/16/2005      CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - Senate Eyes Pre-August Stem-Cell Vote

 

06/15/2005      Press Release from Rep. James Langevin: Langevin Reaches Out to 

                        President for Stem Cell Meeting   

 

06/15/2005      CongressDaily - HEALTH - Senate Eyes Pre-August Stem-Cell Vote   

 

06/10/2005      CRS Report Stem Cell Research  

 

06/08/2005      Hearing Testimony from the Senate Special Committee On Aging

                        Subject: Exploring the Promise of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

 

06/02/2005      Press Release from the National Cancer Institute: NCI/Dana-Farber 

                        Science Writers' Seminar: Blood-Born Cancers

 

05/31/2005      Transcript: Press conference with President George W. Bush: The Rose 

                        Garden, The White House, Washington, D.C. 10:43 AM

 

05/26/2005      HR 810 - Received in the Senate, after passage in the House

 

05/26/2005      Letter to FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford from House Government 

                        Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Reform and Human 

                        Resources Mark Souder 

Letter urges immediate action to create an exemption to the new regulations 

Re: Eligibility Determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and 

Tissue-Based Products, to protect embryo adoption 

 

05/25/2005      CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - House Bucks GOP Leaders, Backs Embryonic 

                        Stem-Cell Bill

 

05/25/2005      Letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist from Sens. Arlen Specter, Tom 

                        Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Dianne Feinstein, Gordan Smith and Edward Kennedy .

                        Letter urges bringing up HR 810, The Stem Cell Research 

                        Enhancement Act" to the Senate floor for consideration without amendment 

                        as soon as possible 

 

05/24/2005-     HCR 166 - Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce

                        Federal involvement in state stem cell research

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government 

should not infringe on State or private programs that fund embryonic 

stem cell research.

 

05/24/2005      HR 2574  - Introduced by Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-MD)

                        Animal Research for stem cells

Section 1.To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a program 

at the National Institutes of Health to conduct and support research on   

animals to develop techniques for the derivation of stemcells from embryos 

that do not harm the embryos, and for other purposes.

05/24/2005-     HR 2574 - Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce

 

05/24/2005      Transcript Remarks by President George W. Bush. Topic: Bioethics and stem cell research. 

                        The White House, Washington, DC

 

05/24/2005      CongressDailyPM - HEALTH - Administration Pans One Stem-Cell Bill Praises Another

 

05/24/2005      CongressDailyAM - HEALTH - Sponsors Predict Passage For Stem-Cell    Cord-Blood Bills

 

05/24/2005      HR 2520 - Passed by 2/3 majority by (RCVote #205)

 

05/24/2005      HR 810 - Passed by (RCVote #204)

 

05/24/2005      Statement of Administration Policy on House consideration of HR 2520, the Stem Cell Therapeutic 

                        and Research Act of 2005

SAP released by the Office of Management and Budget 

 

05/24/2005      Statement of Administration Policy on House consideration of HR 810, the Stem Cell Research 

                        Enhancement Act of 2005

SAP released by the Office of Management and Budget 

 

05/24/2005      Letter to Reps. Michael Castle and Diana DeGette from the Coalition for the Advancement of 

                        Medical Research and 30 Other Medical Associations

Letter endorses HR 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act 

 

05/24/2005      Press Release from Rep. Dave Riechert: Reichert statement on stem cell research vote

                        Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback condemns House vote on embryonic stem 

                        cell research

                        Press Release from Rep. Bill Shuster: Shuster Cares For Unborn, Encourages Safe And New Research

                        Press Release from Rep. John Shimkus: Shimkus Supports Alternative Stem Cell Research

                        Press Release from Rep. Chris Cannon: Cannon Votes for Stem Cell Research, While Preserving 

                        Human Life

                        Press Release from Rep. Diana DeGette: Near Unanimous Dem Support Pushes Castle-DeGette 

                        Stem Cell Bill

                        Press Release from Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite: Brown-Waite Votes to Support Increased Stem 

                        Cell Research

                        Press Release from Rep. Gil Gutknecht : Gutknecht opposes using federal taxpayer dollars for 

                        embryonic stem cell research

                        Press Release from Rep. Lacy Clay: Enhanced Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for Patients, Clay 

                        Urges President to Drop Veto Threat

                        Press Release from Rep. Ellen Tauscher: Rep. Tauscher's Statement on Stem Cell Legislation

                        Press Release from Rep. Todd Akin: Akin Calls for "Ethical, Effective Stem Cell Research"

                        Press Release from Rep. Charles Bass: Bass Applaudes Passage of Stem Cell Research Bill

                        Press Release from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: 'With Great Potential of Embryonic Stem 

                        Cell Research, Science has Power to Answer the Prayers of America's Families'

                        Press Release from Murray Disappointed by Bush Position on Life Saving Stem Cell Research

                        Press release from Rep. Heather Wilson: Wilson Statement on Castle Legislation  

                        Press Release from Rep. Judy Biggart: House to Vote on Stem Cell Bill with Biggert's Support  

                        Press Release from Rep. Tom Lantos: Don’t Irrationally Curtail Stem Cell Research, Lantos Says  

 

05/23/2005      News Conference Transcript – Embryonic Stem Cell Research Legislation-  Participants- Rep Michael 

                        Castle (R-DE), Rep Diana Degette (D-CO), Rep Lois Capps (D-CA), and Rep Charles Bass (R-NH)

 

05/23/2005      Press Release from Rep. Charles Bass: Bass Pushes Stem Cell Research Bill  

 

05/23/2005      HR 2520 - Introduced by Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)

                        Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005

05/23/2005      HR 2520 - Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce

05/24/2005      HR 2520 - Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules

 

05/20/2005      Transcript - President Bush Remarks (Veto Threat)

 

05/20/2005      Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback comments on reports of cloning

                        Press Release from Reps. Mike Castle and Diana DeGette: Stem Cell Bill Co-Authors Respond to 

                        Bush Veto Threat

 

05/19/2005      Press Release from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Human Cells Can 

                        "Silence: HIV Genes  

                        Press release from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: Transcript of Today's Press

                        Conference  (Stem Cell bill on house floor next week)

 

05/18/2005      CongressDaily - HEALTH - Stem Cell Bill Appears Headed To House Floor Next Week

 

05/16/2005      Press Release from Rep. Mike Castle: Momentum to Expand Stem Cell Research Continues to

                        Build: 200 Cosponsors, Over 200 Groups back Castle-DeGette

                        Press Release from Rep. Judy Biggart: Biggert Hears Testimony on Stem Cell Research

                        Press Release from Rep. Mark Kirk: Congress Poised to Pass Stem Cell Research Bill: Reps. Kirk, 

                        Biggert, Schwarz hear testimony from patients and researchers advocating reform of President Bush's 

                        restrictions on federal stem cell research

 

05/11/2005      CRS Report - Federal Protection for Human Research Subjects: An Analysis of the Common Rule 

                        and Its Interactions with FDA Regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

 

05/09/2005      S 975 - Placed on the calendar

 

04/28/2005      S 975 - Introduced by Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)

A bill to provide incentives to increase research by private sector entities to develop medical 

countermeasures to prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses, including those associated with 

biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons attack or an infectious disease outbreak, and for 

other purposes

 

04/28/2005      Press release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Senator Feinstein Welcomes National Academies of Science 

                        Stem Cell Research Report  

 

04/26/2005      HR 1822 - Introduced by Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA)

To prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research

04/26/2005      HR 1822 - Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce

 

04/26/2005      Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback Calls Embryonic Stem Cell Research 

                        Guidelines Unethical

 

04/22/2005      Press Release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Senators Hatch, Feinstein introduce bill to invest in stem 

                        cell research, ban human cloning

 

04/21/2005      S 876 - Introduced by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)

                        To prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research

04/21/2005      S 876 - Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary

 

04/21/2005      Press Conference Transcript – Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. 

                        Arlen Specter (R-PA) – Topic:

                        The Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Protection Act of 2005

 

04/15/2005      Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback : Brownback calls for immediate implementation of 

                        IOM cord blood recommendations

 

04/14/2005      HR 1650 - Introduced by Rep. Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT)

                        Tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds

04/14/2005      HR 1650 - Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

 

04/06/2005      Hearing Testimony - Senate Committee on Appropriations- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 

                        Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Topic: National Institutes of Health

                          Dr. Zerhouni, Elias, Director, National Institutes of Health

 

04/06/2005      Press Release from Rep. Mike Castle: Castle & DeGette: Reasons to Expand Embryonic Stem 

                        Cell Policy Continue to Grow: Concerns aired at NIH hearing in Senate today

 

04/01/2005      CRS Report Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress  </