S. 2754: Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-05 · Health · Latest: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 924 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 2754 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 380 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S2754 (2006-07-18), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 924 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 2754 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Plain summary

Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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.

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Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · 5 cosponsors

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

Recorded votes

House roll call 380 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S2754 (2006-07-18): Failed
Senate vote 205 (2006): On Passage of the Bill, S2754 (2006-07-18): Bill Passed

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s2754.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s2754 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109