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H.R. 3: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007

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H.R. 3: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-05 · Health · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 19 (2007): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR3 (2007-01-11), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007

Plain summary

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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Official text

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · 217 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 157 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr3 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110