Number: RL33540
Title: Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight
Authors: Judith A. Johnson and Erin D. Williams, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: The new majority leadership of the 110th Congress indicated that it would address the topic of stem cell research early in the first session. H.R. 3 (DeGette) was introduced on January 5, 2007, with 211 cosponsors, and passed the House on January 11, 2007. The bill would allow federal support of research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo, and thus negate the August 2001 Bush stem cell policy limitation. The Senate passed S. 5 (Reid) on April 11, the House passed S. 5 on June 7, and President Bush vetoed the bill on June 20, 2007. S. 5 is the same as H.R. 3 except it has an additional section supporting research on alternative human pluripotent stem cells.
Pages: 25
Date: July 10, 2008