Key Votes
S 30 - Stem Cell Research Hope Act of 2007 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Barack Obama II voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 16, 2007 House Bill Sent To Committee
- April 11, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- March 29, 2007 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (House) - April 16, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (70-28) - April 11, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Stem Cell Research Hope Act of 2007
Vote to pass a bill that promotes stem cell research for treatment of diseases, using only naturally dead embryos.
- Amends the Public Health Service Act so that research is conducted without the destruction, discarding, or risk of injury to other human embryos by using only stem cells that are naturally dead (Sec. 3).
- Creates a joint study between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Institute of Medicine to recommend a plan for an amniotic and placental stem cell bank program, and to maximize research potentials such as the collection and storage of stem cells, standards setting, information sharing, distribution reimbursement, research, and outcome measures (Sec. 4).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - March 29, 2007
Title: Stem Cell Research Hope Act of 2007
Sponsors
- Norm Coleman (MN - R) (Out Of Office)