US Congress House Bill 2376 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-7)
Status: Introduced on June 24 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that utilizes human stem cells, including human embryonic stem cells. Limits such research to human embryonic stem cells that meet the following requirements: (1) the stem cells were derived from human embryos donated from in vitro fertilization clinics, were created for the purposes of reproductive treatment, and were in excess of the clinical need of the individuals seeking such treatment; (2) it was determined that the embryos would never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded; and (3) the individuals seeking reproductive treatment donated the embryos with written informed consent and without receiving any financial or other inducements. Requires the Secretary to maintain, review, and update as scientifically warranted guidelines applicable to the conduct or support of human stem cell research by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Prohibits the Secretary from using any funds for the conduct or support of human cloning. Defines “human cloning” to mean the implantation of the product of transferring the nuclear material of a human somatic cell into an egg cell from which the nuclear material has been removed or rendered inert into a uterus or the functional equivalent of a uterus. Requires the Secretary to update the guidelines maintained pursuant to this Act for consistency with such prohibition. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include information on human stem cells in the biennial report to Congress.

Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2011

Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Charles Bass [R-NH]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2376/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2376/BILLS-112hr2376ih.pdf