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Stem Cell and Cloning Legislation in the 110th Congress (Continuing) Legislative Narrative Version: 03/10/2008 |
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| 09/27/2008 | HR 7141 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research, to direct the National Institutes of Health to issue guidelines for such stem cell research, and for other purposes. | ||
| 09/10/2008 | CRS Report: Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues | ||
| 07/24/2008 | CRS Report: Stem Cell Research: Federal Funding and Oversight | ||
| 07/11/2008 | CRS Report: Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues | ||
| 05/06/2008 | Press Releases : From Rep. Marsha Blackburn::Blackburn Statement on Stem Cell Research | ||
| 05/06/2008 | Hearing Schedules: 5/08 -Subcommittee on Health:Hearing:Stem Cell Science: The Foundation for Future Cures | ||
| 04/25/2008 | HR 5910 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human-animal hybrids. | ||
| 04/16/2008 | Hot Doc: Report: Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections | ||
| 04/15/2008 | S. 2863 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures. | ||
| 04/03/2008 | Press Release - Press Release From the National Institutes of Health | ||
| 04/02/2008 | CRS Report - Comparison of the House and Senate 2007 Farm Bills | ||
| 04/01/2008 | CRS Report - Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress | ||
| 03/18/2008 | Federal Register - Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Immune System Disorders; Final rule | ||
| 03/18/2008 | Federal Register - Meeting of the Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation | ||
| 03/07/2008 | S 2663 - Amendment No. #4143 by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) modified | ||
| 03/05/2008 | Congressional Record - Embryonic Stem Cell Research | ||
| 03/05/2008 | Congressional Record - Importance Of Stem Cell Research | ||
| 03/05/2008 | Congressional Record - Stem Cell Debate | ||
| 03/05/2008 | S 2663 - Text of Amendment Number 4093 |
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| 03/03/2008 | Press Release - Press Release From the Department of Health and Human Services::Change in Adult Stem Cells May Underlie Rare Genetic Disease Associated With Accelerated Aging | ||
| 03/03/2008 | CRS Report - Background and Legal Issues Related to Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research | ||
| 02/26/2008 | CRS Report - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2008 Appropriations | ||
| 02/20/2008 | CRS Report - Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: Status and Current Issues |
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| 02/13/2008 | Press Release - From the Department of Health and Human Services |
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| 01/29/2008 | Press Release - Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Touts President's Support for His Stem Cell Initiative in the State of the Union Address |
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| 01/18/2008 | Press Release - From Rep. Diana DeGette: Government Must Support All Forms of Ethical Stem Cell Research |
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| 01/16/2008 | Federal Register - Animal Cloning Risk Assessment; Risk Management Plan; Guidance for Industry; Availability | ||
| 12/19/2007 | HR 4855 - A bill to require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture | ||
| 11/20/2007 | Press Release - from Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK): Statment on Stem Cell Breakthrough |
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| 11/15/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations House fails of 2/3 majority to override President's veto (RCVote #1122), Referred to House Committee on Appropriations |
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10/23/2007 |
HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Considered in the Senate; Passed Senate as amended by (RCVote #390) |
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| 10/22/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Considered in the Senate |
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| 10/19/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Considered in the Senate |
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| 10/18/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Considered in the Senate |
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| 10/17/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Considered in the Senate |
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| 10/16/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Scheduled for Senate floor debate on 10/17/2007 |
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| 10/01/2007 | CRS Report - Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008 | ||
| 09/28/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Chris Smith: Smith: Expansion of Cord Blood Banking, Stem Cell Research Program Will Save More Lives and Yield New Treatments | ||
| 09/20/2007 | CRS Report - Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues | ||
| 09/18/2007 | Press Release from the National Institutes of Health - NIH Announces Plan to Implement President's Stem Cell Executive Order | ||
| 09/10/2007 | Press Release from the National Institutes of Health - Researchers Isolate Adult Stem Cells for First Time in Tendon | ||
| 07/19/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Passed as amended by (RCVote #686) |
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| 07/18/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Considered in the House |
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| 07/18/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight | ||
| 07/18/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues | ||
| 07/17/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Considered in the House |
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| 07/13/2007 | HR 3043 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Report filed from House Committee on Appropriations (H.Rept. 110-231); Introduced by Rep. David Obey (D-WI); Replaces HGW107 |
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| 07/09/2007 | CRS Report - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2008 Appropriations | ||
| 06/22/2007 | Committee Report for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2008 (S.G.W. 107) - Text of the report as released by the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 21, 2007 | ||
| 06/22/2007 | Legislative Text of the Fiscal '08 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill (S.G.W. 107) - Legislative text as it passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 21, 2007 |
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| 06/21/2007 | HR 2807 - Patients First Act of 2007 Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Introduced by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) |
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| 06/21/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Mel Martinez: Martinez: Taxpayers Should Not be Forced to Finance Destruction of Live Embryos | ||
| 06/20/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Elijah Cummings: Cummings Decries President Bush's Stem Cell Veto | ||
| 06/20/2007 | Press Release from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: PELOSI -- Bush Veto of Stem Cell Bill Says 'No' to the Hopes of Millions | ||
| 06/20/2007 | Press Release from Rep. John Sarbanes - Congressman Sarbanes Supports Stem Cell Research | ||
| 06/20/2007 | Press Release from the White House: Message to the Senate of the United States | ||
| 06/20/2007 | Expanding Approved Stem Cell Lines In Ethically Responsible Ways Executive order issued by the president on June 20, 2007 |
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| 06/20/2007 | S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Veto message received in the Senate; Vetoed by the President |
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| 06/19/2007 | Open Letter to President Bush from Rep. Paul Hodes - Letter urges the President to reconsider his threat to veto the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (S. 5) | ||
| 06/19/2007 | Press Release from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: Reid Urges President to Sign Stem Cell Bill, Give Hope to Millions of Americans | ||
| 06/13/2007 | RSC Report: Destruction of Human Embryos for Research - Report prepared by the Republican Study Committee | ||
| 06/13/2007 | Letter to President Bush from Rep. Ron Klein Letter urges the President to sign the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007" (S. 5) | ||
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06/12/2007 |
S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Presented to the President |
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06/08/2007 |
Press Release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein - Senator Feinstein Urges President Bush to Immediately Sign Into Law Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research |
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06/08/2007 |
Press Release from Sen. Hillary Clinton - Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on House Passage of Stem Cell Research Legislation |
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| 06/07/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Charlie Melancon: Rep. Melancon Votes to Expand Ethical Stem Cell Research | ||
| 06/07/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Eliot Engel: Engel Votes for Stem Cell Research | ||
| 06/07/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Michael Arcuri: Arcuri Votes for Life-Saving Research | ||
| 06/07/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Paul Hodes: Rep. Hodes Votes to Pass Stem Cell Research Bill, Giving Hope to Millions | ||
| 06/07/2007 | Press Release from the White House: Statement by the President | ||
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06/07/2007 |
S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Passed by (RCVote #443);Considered in the House |
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06/06/2007 |
S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Scheduled for House floor debate on 06/07/2007; Statement of Administrative Policy released by the Office of Management and Budget on House Rules Committee Consideration |
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06/06/2007 |
HR 2560 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 The House has failed to pass the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 (H.R. 2560) by roll call vote #439, 204 yeas to 213 nays. The bill required a two-thirds majority to pass under the expedited procedure used to consider the bill; Statement of Administration Policy released by the Office of Management and Budget on House consideration |
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06/05/2007 |
HR 2560 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 Scheduled for House floor debate on 06/06/2007; Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Introduced by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) |
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| 06/05/2007 | CRS Report - Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research | ||
| 05/09/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues | ||
| 05/08/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight | ||
| 05/03/2007 | CRS Report - Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues | ||
| 04/27/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight | ||
| 04/27/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues | ||
| 04/20/2007 | CRS Report - Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research | ||
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04/17/2007 |
HR 1892 - National Amniotic and Placental Stem Cell Bank Act of 2007 Introduced by Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL); Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
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| 04/17/2007 | CRS Report - Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues for Congress | ||
| 04/16/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Mikulski Says Cuts To NIH Are Stalling Critical Medical Discoveries | ||
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04/16/2007 |
S 30 - Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
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04/12/2007 |
S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Received in the House, after passage in the Senate |
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04/12/2007 |
S 30 - Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act Received in the House, after passage in the Senate |
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| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Tom Coburn: Coburn Disappointed Senate Diverts Funds from Ethical Stem Cell Research | ||
| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Ben Cardin: Cardin Votes to Expand Life-Saving Stem Cell Research | ||
| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Mel Martinez: Martinez Opposes Taxpayer Financing of Embryonic Stem Cell Research | ||
| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Patty Murray : Stem Cell Bill Passes Senate with Murray's Vote | ||
| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Ted Stevens : Senator Stevens Votes to Support Stem Cell Research | ||
| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Blanche Lincoln: Lincoln: Stem Cell Legislation Offers Hope | ||
| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Mikulski: Stem Cell Research is About Saving Lives, Not Party Lines | ||
| 04/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Barack Obama : Obama Renews Support for Embryonic Stem Cell Research | ||
| 04/11/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback Showcases Merits of Ethical Adult Stem Cell Research | ||
| 04/11/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Dave Weldon: Newest Adult Stem Therapy Treats Diabetes | ||
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04/11/2007 |
S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Passed Senate by (RCVote #127); Considered in the Senate |
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04/11/2007 |
S 30 - Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act Passed Senate by (RCVote #128); Considered in the Senate |
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| 04/10/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback Brownback to Highlight Ethical Stem Cell Options | ||
| 04/10/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback Brownback Argues for Protection of Life | ||
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04/10/2007 |
S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Considered in the Senate |
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04/10/2007 |
S 30 - Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act Considered in the Senate |
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| 04/10/2007 | Statement of Administration Policy on S 30, the "Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act" - SAP prepared by the Office of Management and Budget | ||
| 04/10/2007 | Statement of Administration Policy on S 5, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007" - SAP prepared by the Office of Management and Budget | ||
| 04/09/2007 | CRS Report - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2007 Appropriations | ||
| 04/03/2007 | Report released by the Office of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer : House Democrats Leading America in a New Direction: Producing Real Results in the 110th Congress | ||
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03/29/2007 |
S 30 - Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act Introduced by Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) |
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03/27/2007 |
S 997 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
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| 03/23/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Richard Burr: Burr Introduces Legislation to Bank Amniotic and Placental Stem Cells | ||
| 03/22/2007 | S
957 - To provide for the collection and maintenance of amniotic
fluid and placental stem cells for the treatment of patients and research Introduced by Sen. Richard Burr; referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
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| 03/20/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight | ||
| 03/20/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Tom Harkin: Statement on NIH Director's Comments on Stem Cell Research | ||
| 03/12/2007 | CRS Report - Routes to the Senate Floor: Rule XIV and Unanimous Consent | ||
| 03/08/2007 | S
812 - To prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research Introduced by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) ; Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
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| 03/08/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Orrin Hatch : Hatch, Feinstein Promote Stem Cell Research, Human Cloning Ban | ||
| 03/07/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Christopher Smith Rep. Smith, Medical Experts Call for Full Funding of Live-Saving Ethical Stem Cell Program | ||
| 02/27/2007 | CRS Report - Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues for Congress | ||
| 02/22/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight | ||
| 02/14/2007 | CRS Report - Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues | ||
| 02/08/2007 | 2007
Highlights of Work by the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight &
Investigations Subcommittee 2001 Through 2006 (PDF 82.8 KB) Report prepared by the minority staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee |
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| 02/05/2007 | Summary of Department of the Health and Human Service's FY 2008 Budget Request | ||
| 02/02/2007 | Press Release from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases & National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | ||
| 01/30/2007 | CRS Report - Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research | ||
| 01/26/2007 | GAO
Report
to Chairs, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Henry
Waxman, and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Sen.
Edward Kennedy - Federal Disability Assistance: Stronger Federal Oversight Could Help Assure Multiple Programs' Accountability |
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| 01/26/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight | ||
| 01/26/2007 | CRS Report - Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues | ||
| 01/23/2007 | S 363 - To provide increased Federal funding for stem cell research, to expand the number of embryonic stem cell lines available for Federally funded research, to provide ethical guidelines for stem cell research, to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not create an embryo or embryos for rIntroduced by Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) ; Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | ||
| 01/22/2007 | HR
618 - To implement equal protection under the 14th article of
amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and
preborn human person. Introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA); Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary |
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01/23/2007 |
S 362 - Stem Cell Research Expansion Act Introduced by Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN); referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
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| 01/22/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Mikulski Stands Up for Stem Cell Research | ||
| 01/22/2007 | CRS Report - Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 109th Congress | ||
| 01/18/2007 | CRS Report - "Sensitive But Unclassified" Information and Other Controls: Policy and Options for Scientific and Technical Information | ||
| 01/18/2007 | CRS Report - Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: Status and Current Issues | ||
| 01/17/2007 | CRS Report - The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Organization, Funding, and Congressional Issues | ||
| 01/12/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Sam Brownback: Brownback Comments on House Stem Cell Vote | ||
| 01/11/2007 | HR 3 -Received in the Senate, after passage in the House | ||
| 01/11/2007 | Press Release from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: 'Stem Cell Research Will Give Hope to Millions of Americans who Suffer from Devastating Illnesses' | ||
| 01/11/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Mike Castle: Castle's Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act Passes House with Overwhelming Majority | ||
| 01/11/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Tom Allen: Statement on H.R. 3, Legislation to Expand Embryonic Stem Cell Research | ||
| 01/11/2007 | Statement of Administrative Policy on House Consideration of HR 3, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 " : SAP prepared by Office of Management and Budget | ||
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01/11/2007 |
HR 3 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Passed by (Recorded Vote); House rejects motion to recommit with instructions by (Recorded Vote); Considered in the House |
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01/10/2007 |
HR 3 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Scheduled for House floor debate on 01/11/2007 |
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| 01/10/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Orrin Hatch Hatch: Pass HR 3, Let Doctors Save Lives | ||
| 01/10/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein Renews Call for Expanding Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research | ||
| 01/10/2007 | Letter
to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi From Reps. Roscoe Bartlett and Phil
Gingrey - Letter requests the Speaker allow to be made in order on Thursday, HR 322, the "Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act" |
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| 01/10/2007 | White
House Report:
Advancing Stem Cell Science without Destroying Human Life - Report prepared the Domestic Policy Council |
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01/09/2007 |
HR 322 - A bill to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not harm human embryos. Introduced by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD); Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
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| 01/09/2007 | Policy Brief: Destruction of Human Embryos for Research: Prepared by the House Republican Study Committee | ||
| 01/09/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Mike Castle: Castle Reintroduces Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act | ||
| 01/09/2007 | Dear Colleague Letter From Reps. Diana DeGette and Mike Castle - Letter entitled, "New Scientific Study Regarding Amniotic Stem Cells Proves All Areas of Regenerative Medicine Must be Studied at Federal Level" | ||
| 01/08/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Mike Castle: Castle: All Areas of Regenerative Medicine Must be Explored | ||
| 01/08/2007 | Press Release from House Minority Leader John Boehner: Leader Boehner Calls Attention to Possible Stem Cell Research Breakthrough | ||
| 01/08/2007 | Press Release from Rep. Michael Arcuri: With First Votes of 110th Congress Rep. Arcuri Sets Ethical Standards in Washington | ||
| 01/08/2007 | Press Release from Reps. Roscoe Bartlett and Phil Gingrey - Barlett, Gingrey to Introduce Ethical Stem Cell Alternative | ||
| 01/05/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Gordon Smith: Smith Urges Swift Passage of Stem Cell Research Legislation | ||
| 01/05/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Johnny Isakson: Isakson Introduces Legislation Calling for Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Research Would Allow Creation of Stem Cell Lines Through a Process That Respects Life | ||
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01/05/2007 |
HR 3 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO); Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
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01/05/2007 |
HRES 6 - Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress. All titles agreed to, therefore the resolution is agreed to (Special Order of Business for HR 3) |
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| 01/05/2007 | Legislative Text of HR 3, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007" - Text of the bill as introduced by Rep. Diana DeGette on January 5, 2007 | ||
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01/26/2007 |
S 5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) |
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01/04/2007 |
S 51 - Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapy Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced by Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA); Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
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| 01/04/2007 | Press Release from Sen. Gordon Smith: Smith Urges Swift Passage of Stem Cell Research Legislation | ||
| 01/03/2007 | Legislative Text of HRES 6, Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress - Text of the House Rules package for consideration the first day of the 110th Congress, Jan. 4, 2007 | ||
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