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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 5, 2007
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.
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D–CO
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 253 - 174 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H349)
House roll call 20 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 253 - 174 (Roll no. 20).(text: CR H349)
House roll call 20 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 189 - 238 (Roll no. 19).
House roll call 19 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H391)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Burgess motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting provisions preventing federal support for human cloning.
Mr. Burgess moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce. (consideration: CR H389-390; text: CR H389-390)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H389)
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 6, the House proceeded with three hours of debate on H.R. 3.
Considered pursuant to H. Res. 6. (consideration: CR H349-392)
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
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