Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 28, 2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 94.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo. Limits such research to stem cells that meet the following ethical requirements: (1) the stem cells were derived from human embryos donated from in vitro fertilization clinics for the purpose of fertility treatment and were in excess of the needs of the individuals seeking such treatment; (2) the embryos would never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded; and (3) such individuals donate the embryos with written informed consent and receive no financial or other inducements.
Requires the Secretary to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, or testing of stem cells that are capable of producing all or almost all of the cell types of the developing body and may result in improved understanding of treatments for diseases and other adverse health conditions, but that are not derived from a human embryo. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide guidance concerning the next steps required for additional research; (2) prioritize research with the greatest potential for near-term clinical benefit; and (3) take into account techniques outlined by the President's Council on Bioethics and any other appropriate techniques and research.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 27, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2007Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 94.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3985 | Harry Reid D-NV | Mar 28, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3979 | Harry Reid D-NV | Mar 27, 2007 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3 | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 12, 2007 |
| S 5 | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Jun 20, 2007 |
| HR 7141 | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2008 | Related bill | Sep 26, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cytology
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to research
- Genetic research
- Genetics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Human embryology
- In vitro fertilization
- Informed consent (Medical law)
- Law
- Medical ethics
- Medical research
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2007Placed on Calendar Senate
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