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Stem Cell and Cloning Legislation in the 109th Congress

(Continuing) Legislative Narrative

Version: 12/31/2006 AM

 

DATE

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Quick Guide:   = GalleryWatch Documents   = Other News Items   = Bill Actions
 
       
  12/12/2006 HR 552 - Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing on 12/12/2006 at 10:00AM cancelled  
  12/08/2006 HR 552 - Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing set on 12/12/2006 at 10:00AM  
  12/07/2006 Press Release From House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: PELOSI -- 'Democrats are Ready to Lead and Prepared to Govern'   
  12/06/2006 HHS' Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006: Report prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General  
  11/26/2006 CRS Report - "Sensitive But Unclassified" Information and Other Controls: Policy and Options for Scientific and Technical Information  
  11/24/2006 Press Release from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Technology for Monitoring Fetal Oxygen During Labor Offers No Apparent Benefit
 
  11/03/2006 Press Release from Rep. Christopher Smith: Federal Funds for Cord Blood Banking, Stem Cell Research Will Save Lives  
  10/26/2006 CRS Report - Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 109th Congress  
  10/26/2006 Committee Report - Lack of funds, "inactivity of the scientist" fuel U.S. stem cell gap  
  10/24/2006 CRS Report - The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Organization, Funding, and Congressional Issues  
  10/11/2006 Press Release from the National Human Genome Research Institute: NHGRI Appoints Two New Branch Chiefs  
  09/22/2006 Press Release from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Gene Offers New Lead in Cleft and Palate Research
 
  09/21/2006 Press Release from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Gene Offers New Lead in Cleft Lip and Palate Research
 
  09/14/2006 CRS Report - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2007 Appropriations  
  09/07/2006 CRS Report - Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress  
  09/06/2006 Press Release from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Wounds May One Day Heal Better, Faster, Due to New NIH-Funded Wound Healing Centers
 
  09/05/2006 Press Release from Rep. Jim Langevin: Langevin, RI House Announce Stem Cell Research Group  
  09/01/2006 CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight  
  08/23/2006 CRS Report - Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 109th Congress  
  08/16/2006 Press Release from National Institutes of Health: President Bush Announces His Intention to Appoint John E. Niederhuber the 13th Director of the National Cancer Institute  
  08/16/2006 CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues  
  08/15/2006 CRS Report - Human Cloning  
  08/10/2006 Press Release from Sen. Robert Menendez: Menendez Renews Commitment to Stem Cell Research  
  08/09/2006 Press Release from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Need to Expand Stem Cell Research  
  08/09/2006 Specialty Hospitals Report to Congress : Final Report to the Congress and Strategic and Implementing Plan Required under Section 5006 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005  
  08/09/2006 Press Release from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Need to Expand Stem Cell Research  
  08/07/2006  CRS Report - Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research  
  07/28/2006 CRS Report - Human Cloning  
  07/27/2006 Press Release from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid: Reid Calls for a New Direction  
  07/26/2006 CRS Report - Oversight of Dual-Use Biological Research: The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity  
  07/26/2006 CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight  
  07/24/2006 CRS Report : Stem Cell Research: State Initiatives  
  07/20/2006 Press Release from Rep. Adam Schiff: Schiff Votes to Override Historic Stem Cell Veto  

 

07/20/2006 

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Became Public Law No. 109-242

 
  07/20/2006  CRS Report -  Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues  

 

07/19/2006 

HR 810 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

House fails of 2/3 majority to override President's veto (Roll Call Vote 388); Veto message considered in the House; Veto message received in the House

 
  07/19/2006  Letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist from 40 Senate Democrats and Independent Sen. Jim Jeffords - Letter urges Majority Leader Frist to secure enough votes to override the president's veto of HR 810  
  07/19/2006  Press Release from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist: Frist Comments on Presidential Veto of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Bill  
  07/19/2006  Veto Message on HR 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 Veto message sent to the House of Representatives by the President on July 19, 2006  

 

07/19/2006

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Signed by the President

 
  07/19/2006  Press Release from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid: Reid Condemns Bush Stem Cell Veto   
  07/19/2006  Remarks by the President on Stem Cell Research Policy Text of the remarks as released by the White House  

 

07/19/2006

HR 810 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

Vetoed by the President

 
  07/19/2006 GalleryWatch Note: HRES 924 provides a closed rule for reconsideration of S 2754. House action is possible today.  One hour of debate is provided for in the rule.  

 

07/18/2006 

HRES 924 - Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2754) a bill to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos

Introduced by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA); Report filed from House Committee on Rules (H.Rept. 109-578); Closed rule granted for S 2754

 
  07/18/2006  Letter to President Bush From House and Senate Minority Leaders Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Harry Reid Letter requests a meeting with the President and members of the research, religious, and patient communities to discuss the arguments in favor of HR 810, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act"  
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Sen. Debbie Stabenow Stabenow Statement on Passage of Stem Cell Bill  
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Senate Approves Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's Pluripotent Stem Cell Bill 100-0; Approval by House Anticipated; President's Signature Expected  
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Sen. Mike Crapo Crapo Votes for Alternative Adult Stem Cell Research  
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback Brownback Applauds Passage of Fetus Farming Bill  

 

07/18/2006

 

S 2754 - Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules; Failed of 2/3 majority by Roll Call Vote 380; Closed rule granted HRES924

 

 

07/18/2006

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Considered in the House under Suspension of the Rules; Passed by 2/3 majority by Roll Call Vote 379

 
  07/18/2006

HR 810 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

Passed in Senate - Roll Call Vote 206

 
  07/18/2006

S 2754 - Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Passed in Senate - Roll Call Vote 205

 
  07/18/2006

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Passed in Senate - Roll Call Vote 204

 
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Sam Brownback Brownback Highlights Successful Adult and Cord Blood Stem Cell Treatments  
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Sen. Dick Durbin Durbin Calls on Bush to Show His Compassionate Conservatism by Supportive Embryonic Stem Cell Research  
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Sen. Gordon Smith Bush Must Re-evaluate Position on Stem Cell Research  
  07/18/2006  Press Release from Sen. Johnny Isakson Isakson Pushes Senate to Consider Another Alternative on Stem Cells: Embryonic Stem Cell Research That Doesn't Destroy Human Life  

 

07/18/2006 

Setting the Record Straight: President Bush's Stem Cell Policy Is Working 

Fact sheet as prepared by the White House

 
 

07/18/2006 

GalleryWatch Note: Debate continues until 12:30.  Policy luncheons will interrupt debate between 12:30 and 2:15.  Voting is expected to begin at 3:45 PM Tuesday, July 18.  

 

07/18/2006 

S 2754 - Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Considered in the Senate

 

 

07/18/2006 

HR 810 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

Considered in the Senate

 

 

07/18/2006 

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Considered in the Senate

 

 

07/17/2006 

S 2754 - Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 07/18/2006

 

 

07/17/2006 

HR 810 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 07/18/2006

 

 

07/17/2006 

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 07/18/2006

 
  07/17/2006  Statement of Administration Policy on Senate Consideration of S.3504, the "Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006" - SAP prepared by the Office of Management and Budget  
  07/17/2006  Statement of Administration Policy on Senate Consideration of S.2754, the "Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act" - SAP prepared by the Office of Management and Budget  
  07/17/2006  Statement of Administration Policy on Senate Consideration of HR 810, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act " - SAP prepared by the Office of Management and Budget  
 

07/17/2006 

Press Conference Transcript - Sens. Alen Specter (R-PA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Harry Reid (D-NV)  138 Dirksen Senate Office Building, 1:38 PM

(Transcript available from GalleryWatch)

 
  07/17/2006  Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback - Brownback Highlights Successful Adult and Cord Blood Stem Cell Treatments  

 

07/17/2006 

Press Conference Transcript - Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS).  S-207, The Capitol, 12:06 PM

(Transcript available from GalleryWatch)

 
 

07/17/2006 

GalleryWatch Note: 12 hours of debate on the three measures will continue in the Senate through 8:30 PM Monday, July 17 and until 3:45 PM Tuesday, July 18.  No amendments will be allowed during this period.  Voting is expected to begin at 3:45 PM Tuesday, July 18.  

 

07/17/2006 

S 2754 - Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Considered in the Senate

 

 

07/17/2006 

HR 810 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

Considered in the Senate

 

 

07/17/2006 

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Considered in the Senate

 
  07/17/2006  CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight  

 

07/14/2006 

HR 810 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 07/17/2006

 

 

07/14/2006 

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 07/17/2006

 

 

07/14/2006 

S 2754 - Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 07/17/2006

 

 

07/14/2006 

HR 5647 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies markup set on 07/18/2006 at 2:00PM

 
  07/14/2006  Letter to President Bush From Rep. Michael Castle Letter urges the President to reconsider his veto threat against HR 810, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act"  
  07/13/2006 Press Release from Sen. Tom Harkin: Harkin: It's Time for the Senate to Pass Vital Stem Cell Legislation  
  07/12/2006 Press Release from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist:  Frist Announces Stem Cell Vote Schedule   
  07/12/2006 Press Release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Statement on scheduling of vote on H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act  
  07/11/2006 Press Release from Rep. Diana DeGette: President Refuses to Meet on Embryonic Stem Cells  
  07/06/2006 Press Release from Sen. Robert Menendez: Menendez, Lautenberg Urge Action on Pending Stem Cell Legislation  

 

07/06/2006

HR 5647 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007

Senate Committee on Appropriations markup set on 07/20/2006 at 2:00PM

 
  07/05/2006 Press Release from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dopamine Drug Leads to New Neurons and Recovery of Function in Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease
 
  06/30/2006 Press Release from Rep. Roscoe Bartlett: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Applauds Senate Agreement to Advance Pluripotent Stem Cell Research That Won't Destroy Human Embryos  
  06/30/2006 Press Release from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Statement on Senate Agreement to Take Up Stem Cell Legislation  
  06/30/2006  Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback Welcomes Stem Cell Vote Agreement  
  06/28/2006 Press Release from Sen. Rick Santorum: Senator Santorum Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Stem Cell Legislation; Emphasizes His Commitment to Curing Disease and Protecting Life  
  06/27/2006 S 2754  - To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos
Introduced by  Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA);  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing held
 
  06/27/2006 Press Release from House Speaker Dennis Hastert: Speaker Hastert Statement on the House Republican American Values Agenda  
  06/20/2006 HR 5647 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007
Introduced by  Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH) ; Placed on the Union Calendar
 
  06/20/2006 Press Release from the National Institute on Aging
NIH, University of Michigan Renew Major Survey on Older Adults' Health, Retirement
 
  06/20/2006 Press Release from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Neurons Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Function in Paralyzed Rats
 
  06/19/2006 HRES 826 - Passed by 2/3 majority by (RCVote #291)  
  06/16/2006 Press Release from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid
Democrats Call for a New Direction for America
 

 

06/13/2006 

S 3504 - Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Introduced by Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA); Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

 
  06/06/2006 HR 5526 - To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos.
Introduced by  Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-MD) ; Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce
 
  06/06/2006 Legislative Text of HR 5526, the Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act 
Text of the bill as introduced by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett on June 6, 2006
 
  06/06/2006 Press Release from Reps. Roscoe Bartlett and Phil Gingrey: Congressmen Roscoe Bartlett and Phil Gingrey Introduce Pluripotent Stem Cell Bill Companion HR 5526 to Santorum-Specter S. 2754  
  06/01/2006 Press Release from Rep. Diana DeGette: Congressional delegation finds U.S. lagging on stem cell research  
  05/25/2006 Press Release from Sen. Hillary Clinton: Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Stem Cell Research Legislation  
  05/24/2006  Press Release from Sen. Dick Durbin: Bipartisan Coalition, National Health Advocates Push for Senate Action on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill  
  05/24/2006  Press Release from Rep. Jim Langevin: Langevin Continues to Push For Stem Cells  
  05/24/2006  Expand Stem Cell Research Now: One Year Is Too Long To Wait - Democratic Policy Committee Report  
  05/23/2006 Press Release from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Pelosi Urges Senate to Act on House Passed Stem Cell Research  
  05/17/2006 Press Release from Sen. Gordon Smith: Advance Stem Cell Research Now  
  05/15/2006 Press Release from the National Cancer Institute: Researchers Find That Tumor Stem Cells Are Good Models for Brain Tumor Research  
  05/09/2006 Press Release from Sen. Robert Menendez: Embryonic Stem Cell Research Critical to Finding Cures  
  05/05/2006 Legislative Text of S.__, the "Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act"
Legislative Text of S.__ as introduced by Sen. Rick Santorum on May 5, 2006
 
  05/04/2006  Press Release from Sen. Tom Harkin: Statement of Senator Tom Harkin On the Stem Cell-Research Enhancement Act  
  05/04/2006 Press Release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Senator Feinstein Calls on Senator Frist to Bring Bill Expanding Stem Cell Research to the Senate Floor  
  05/04/2006 American Competitiveness in a Changing World: Report prepared by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Max Baucus  
  04/10/2006  Press Release from Rep. Roscoe Bartlett: Senator Rick Santorum and Congressmen Roscoe Bartlett and Phil Gingrey Host Embryonic Stem Cell Research Briefing  
  04/07/2006  CRS Report -  Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2007  
  04/06/2006  CRS Report - Oversight of Dual-Use Biological Research: The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity  
  03/29 2006  CRS Report - Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: Status and Current Issues  
  03/15/2006 CRS Report - "Sensitive But Unclassified" Information and Other Controls: Policy and Options for Scientific and Technical Information  
  03/03/2006  CRS Report - Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress  
  03/03/2006 CRS Report - Balancing Scientific Publication and National Security Concerns: Issues for Congress  
02/28/2006 RSC Top Ten: Legislative Agenda 2006 
Report by the Republican Study Committee
02/08/2006 CRS Report -  Human Cloning
01/23/2006 CRS Report -  Stem Cell Research
01/12/2006 Press Release from Rep. Mike Castle: Castle Sets the record straight on Embryonic Stem Cell Research; Urges Passage of 'Delaware Regenerative Medicine
01/03/2006 Democratic Policy Committee Report
Details Democratic Legislative Accomplishments in the Senate
12/21/2005 HR 3010 - Conference report passes Senate by (Unanimous Consent)
12/21/2005 Press release from the National Center for Research Resources : NIH awards $13million for science education projects
12/20/2005 HR 2520 -  Signed by the President
12/20/2005 Press Release from Rep. Christopher Smith: Smith's Life Saving Stem Cell Bill Becomes Law
12/19/2005 Press Release from Sen. Mike Enzi: House & Senate Pass Stem Cell Cord Blood Bill: New hope for treatment of devastating illness, Enzi says
12/18/2005 HR 2520 - Signed in the House
12/17/2005 HRES 623 - Introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
HRES 623 - Passed by (RCVote #663)
12/17/2005 HR 2520 -  Agreed to motion by (RCVote #664)
HR 2520 - Motion to agree to Senate amendment
12/16/2005 Press Release from Rep. Christopher Smith: Smith Urges Harkin to Reconsider Objection on Cord Blood Bill: Patients should not be forced to suffer while the Senate waits needlessly
12/15/2005 HR 2520 - Considered in the Senate
12/14/2005 S 2104 - Introduced by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the American Center for Cures to accelerate the development of public and private research efforts towards tools and therapies for human diseases
S 2104 - Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
12/14/2005 HR 3010 -  Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 12/15/2005
12/14/2005 S 1932 - Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 12/15/2005
12/13/2005 HR 3010 -  Closed rule granted HRES596
12/10/2005 National Journal -  Rival Stem Cells Spawn Showdown (12/10/2005)
12/12/2005 HR 3010 - Conference committee markup held
12/07/2005 HR 3010 - Sent to conference and House conferees appointed
11/18/2005

HR 3010 - Agreed to motion by (RCVote #350)  

HR 3010 - Motion to instruct conferees  

HR 3010 - Motion to disagree to House amendments and request a conference  

HR 3010 -  Agreed to motion by (RCVote #349)

11/17/2005 

HR 3010 - Agreed to motion by (Voice Vote) 11/17/2005 Motion to disagree to Senate amendment and request a conference  

HR 3010 - Conference report fails to pass House by (RCVote #598) 

HR 3010 - Conference report considered in the House

HR 3010 - Closed rule granted HRES559

11/17/2005 Detail Table of the Conference Report to Accompany HR 3010, the FY 2006 Labor/HHS/Education Conference - Prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Appropriations Committee
11/16/2005 Staff Summary Of Preliminary Conference Agreement, FY 2006 Labor-HHS Appropriations - Summary as released by the minority staff of the House Appropriations Committee 
11/16/2005 To Preserve Funding for Priority Programs, Leadership Strips Labor-HHS Bill of Earmarks Article by George Krumbhaar, Senior Editor, USBudget.com 
11/16/2005 Highlights of the Conference Report to Accompany HR 3010, the FY 2006 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill Highlights prepared by the Majority Staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee 
11/16/2005 Text of the Conference Report to Accompany HR 3010, Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2006 - Conference Report (H. Rept 109-300) as adopted by House and Senate conferees on November 16, 2005
11/16/2005

HR 3010 - Scheduled for House floor debate on 11/17/2005

HR 3010 - Conference report filed ((H.Rept. 109-300 - no text available ))

11/14/20005 HR 3010 - Conference committee markup held
11/08/2005 

HR 3010 - Point of order sustained by the Chair and the motion to instruct conferees language is stricken 

HR 3010 - Point of order against motion to instruct conferees language 

HR 3010 -Motion to instruct conferees 11/08/2005 Agreed to motion by (Voice Vote) 

HR 3010 - Motion to disagree to Senate amendment and agree to a conference

11/04/2005 Press Release from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: New Muscluar Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers Announces
11/01/2005 HR 3010 - Returned to the House from the Senate with Senate amendments
10/27/2005 Highlights of HR 3010, the FY 2006 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill Highlights of HR 3010 as passed by the Senate, prepared by the Majority Staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee
10/27/2005

HR 3010 -  Sent to conference and Senate conferees appointed 

HR 3010 -  Motion to disagree to House amendments and request a conference 

HR 3010 -  Passed Senate as amended by (RCVote #281) 

HR 3010 -  Agreed to Amendments 

HR 3010 -  Cloture motion passes by 3/5 majority (RCVote #275) 

HR 3010 -  Considered in the Senate

10/26/2005 HR 3010  - Considered in the Senate with amendments
10/25/2005 HR 3010 - Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration
10/24/2005 Republican Policy Committee Report Examines the details of HR 3010, the FY2006 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill

10/24/2005

HR 3010 -Considered in the Senate

10/21/2005 Press Release from Rep. Jim Langevin: Langevin Disappointed on Stem Cell Vote Delay
10/21/2005 HR 3010 - Considered in the Senate
10/20/2005

HR 4118 - Introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

To prohibit Federal payments to any individual, business, institution, or organization that engages in human cloning

HR 4118 - Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce

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