Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 (S.5) (H.R.3)

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, provided such embryos: (1) have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics; (2) were created for the purposes of fertility treatment; (3) were in excess of the needs of the individuals seeking such treatment and would never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded (as determined in consultation with the individuals seeking fertility treatment); and (4) were donated by such individuals with written informed consent and without any financial or other inducements.

Sponsor(s): House - Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1); Senate- Sen. Harry Reid (NV)

Introduced: House - 1/5/2007; Senate - 1/11/2007

Status/Last Major Action: 1/11/2007 - Passed the House without amendment 253-174. Passed the Senate on April 11, 2007 on a vote of 63-34. President Bush has threatened to veto this legislation.
Senate:  4/16/2007 Held at the desk.

Co-Sponsors:

Senate: 41
Sen Akaka, Daniel K. (HI); Sen Boxer, Barbara (CA); Sen Baucus, Max (MT); Sen Bingaman, Jeff (NM); Sen Brown, Sherrod (OH); Sen Cantwell, Maria (WA); Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. (MD); Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham (NY); Sen Collins, Susan M. (ME); Sen Dodd, Christopher J. (CT); Sen Dorgan, Bryan (ND); Sen Durbin, Richard (IL); Sen Feingold, Russell D. (WI); Sen Feinstein, Dianne (CA); Sen Harkin, Tom (IA); Sen Hatch, Orrin G. (UT); Sen Inouye, Daniel K. (HI); Sen. Johnson, Tim (SD); Sen Kennedy, Edward M. (MA); Sen Kerry, John F. (MA); Sen Kohl, Herb (WI); Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. (NJ); Sen Leahy, Patrick J. (VT); Sen Levin, Carl (MI); Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. (CT); Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. (AR); Sen Menendez, Robert (NJ); Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. (MD); Sen Nelson, Bill (FL); Sen Obama, Barack (IL); Sen Reed, Jack (RI); Sen Sanders, Bernard (VT); Sen Schumer, Charles E. (NY); Sen Smith, Gordon H. (OR); Sen Snowe, Olympia J. (ME); Sen Specter, Arlen (PA); Sen Stabenow, Debbie (MI); Sen Stevens, Ted (AK); Sen Webb, Jim (VA)

House: 217
Rep Abercrombie, Neil (HI-1); Rep Ackerman, Gary (NY-5); Rep Allen, Thomas H. (ME-1); Rep Altmire, Jason (PA-4); Rep Andrews, Robert E. (NJ-1); Rep Arcuri, Michael (NY-24); Rep Baca, Joe (CA-43); Rep Baird, Brian (WA-3); Rep Baldwin, Tammy (WI-2); Rep Bean, Melissa L. (IL-8); Rep Becerra, Xavier (CA-31); Rep Berkley, Shelley (NV-1); Rep Berman, Howard L. (CA-28); Rep Berry, Marion (AR-1); Rep Biggert, Judy (IL-13); Rep Bilbray, Brian. (CA-50); Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. (GA-2); Rep Bishop, Timothy (NY-1); Rep Blumenauer, Earl (OR-3); Rep Bono, Mary (CA-45); - Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. (GU); Rep Boswell, Leonard (IA-3); Rep Boucher, Rick (VA-9); Rep Boyd, Allen (FL-2); - Rep Brady, Robert A. (PA-1); Rep Braley, Bruce L. (IA-1); - Rep Brown, Corrine (FL-3); Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny (FL-5); Rep Butterfield, G. K. (NC-1); - 1/5/2007Rep Capps, Lois (CA-23); - Rep Capuano, Michael E. (MA-8); Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. (CA-18); Rep Carnahan, Russ (MO-3); Rep Carson, Julia (IN-7); - 1/5/2007Rep Castle, Michael N. (DE); Rep Castor, Kathy (FL-11); - 1/5/2007Rep Chandler, Ben (KY-6); Rep Christensen, Donna M. (VIRep Clarke, Yvette D. (NY-11); Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy (MO-1); Rep Cleaver, Emanuel (MO-5); Rep Clyburn, James (SC-6); Rep Cohen, Steve (TN-9); Rep Conyers, John, Jr. (MI-14); Rep Cooper, Jim (TN-5); Rep Costa, Jim (CA-20); Rep Courtney, Joe (CT-2); Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. (AL-5); Rep Crowley, Joseph (NY-7); Rep Cuellar, Henry (TX-28); Rep Cummings, Elijah E. (MD-7); Rep Davis, Artur (AL-7); - Rep Davis, Danny K. (IL-7); Rep Davis, Susan A. (CA-53); Rep Davis, Tom (VA-11); Rep DeFazio, Peter A. (OR-4); Rep Delahunt, William D. (MA-10); Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. (CT-3); Rep Dent, Charles W. (PA-15); Rep Dicks, Norman D. (WA-6); Rep Dingell, John D. (MI-15); Rep Doggett, Lloyd (TX-25); - 1/5/2007Rep Edwards, Chet (TX-17); Rep Ellison, Keith (MN-5); Rep Engel, Eliot L. (NY-17); Rep Eshoo, Anna G. (CA-14); Rep Etheridge, Bob (NC-2); Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. (AS); Rep Farr, Sam (CA-17); Rep Fattah, Chaka (PA-2); Rep Filner, Bob (CA-51); Rep Frank, Barney (MA-4); Rep Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-8); Rep Gilchrest, Wayne (MD-1); Rep Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (NY-20); Rep Gonzalez, Charles (TX-20); Rep Gordon, Bart (TN-6); Rep Green, Al (TX-9); Rep Green, Gene (TX-29); Rep Grijalva, Raul M. (AZ-7); Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. (IL-4); Rep Hall, John J. (NY-19); Rep Hare, Phil (IL-17); Rep Harman, Jane (CA-36); Rep Hastings, Alcee L. (FL-23); Rep Herseth, Stephanie (SD); Rep Higgins, Brian (NY-27); Rep Hinchey, Maurice (NY-22); Rep Hinojosa, Ruben (TX-15); Rep Hirono, Mazie K. (HI-2); Rep Hodes, Paul W. (NH-2); Rep Holt, Rush D. (NJ-12); Rep Honda, Michael M. (CA-15); Rep Hooley, Darlene (OR-5); Rep Israel, Steve (NY-2); Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. (IL-2); Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila (TX-18); Rep Jefferson, William (LA-2); Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX-30); Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. (GA-4); Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. (RI-1); Rep Kind, Ron (WI-3]Rep Kirk, Mark Steven (IL-10); Rep Klein, Ron (FL-22); Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (OH-10); Rep Langevin, James R. (RI-2); Rep Lantos, Tom (CA-12); Rep Larsen, Rick (WA-2); Rep Larson, John B. (CT-1); Rep Lee, Barbara (CA-9); Rep Levin, Sander M. (MI-12); Rep Lewis, Jerry (CA-41); Rep Lewis, John (GA-5); Rep Loebsack, David (IA-2); Rep Lofgren, Zoe (CA-16); Rep Lowey, Nita M. (NY-18); Rep Lynch, Stephen F. (MA-9); Rep Mahoney, Tim (FL-16); Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. (NY-14); Rep Markey, Edward J. (MA-7); Rep Matheson, Jim (UT-2); Rep Matsui, Doris O. (CA-5); Rep McCarthy, Carolyn (NY-4); Rep McCollum, Betty (MN-4); Rep McDermott, Jim (WA-7]Rep McGovern, James (MA-3); Rep McNerney, Jerry (CA-11); Rep McNulty, Michael R. (NY-21); Rep Meehan, Martin T. (MA-5); Rep Meek, Kendrick B. (FL-17); Rep Michaud, Michael H. (ME-2); Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita (CA-37); Rep Miller, Brad (NC-13); Rep Miller, George (CA-7); Rep Mitchell, Harry E. (AZ-5); Rep Moore, Dennis (KS-3); Rep Moore, Gwen (WI-4); Rep Moran, James P. (VA-8); Rep Murphy, Christopher S. (CT-5); Rep Murphy, Patrick J. (PA-8); Rep Nadler, Jerrold (NY-8); Rep Napolitano, Grace (CA-38); Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes (DC]Rep Obey, David R. (WI-7]Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. (NJ-6Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. (NJ-8); Rep Pastor, Ed (AZ-4); - Rep Payne, Donald M. (NJ-10); Rep Perlmutter, Ed (CO-7); Rep Pomeroy, Earl (ND); Rep Porter, Jon C. (NV-3); Rep Price, David E. (NC-4); Rep Ramstad, Jim (MN-3); Rep Rangel, Charles B. (NY-15); Rep Regula, Ralph (OH-16); Rep Reichert, David G. (WA-8); Rep Reyes, Silvestre (TX-16); Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. (TX-23); Rep Ross, Mike (AR-4); Rep Rothman, Steven R. (NJ-9); Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille (CA-34); Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch (MD-2); Rep Rush, Bobby L. (IL-1); Rep Ryan, Tim (OH-17); - Rep Salazar, John T. (CO-3); Rep Sanchez, Linda T. (CA-39); Rep Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47); Rep Sarbanes, John P. (MD-3); Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. (IL-9); Rep Schiff, Adam B. (CA-29); Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. (PA-13); Rep Scott, David (GA-13); Rep Scott, Robert C. (VA-3); Rep Serrano, Jose E. (NY-16); Rep Sestak, Joe (PA-7); Rep Shays, Christopher (CT-4); Rep Shea-Porter, Carol (NH-1); Rep Sherman, Brad (CA-27); Rep Sires, Albio (NJ-13Rep Skelton, Ike (MO-4); Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh (NY-28); Rep Smith, Adam (WA-9); Rep Snyder, Vic (AR-2); Rep Solis, Hilda L. (CA-32); Rep Space, Zachary T. (OH-18); Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. (SC-5); Rep Stark, Fortney Pete (CA-13); Rep Sutton, Betty (OH-13); Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. (CA-10); Rep Thompson, Bennie (MS-2]Rep Towns, Edolphus (NY-10); Rep Udall, Mark (CO-2]Rep Udall, Tom (NM-3); Rep Upton, Fred (MI-6]Rep Van Hollen, Chris (MD-8); Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. (NY-12); Rep Visclosky, Peter J. (IN-1); Rep Walz, Timothy J. (MN-1); - Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (FL-20]Rep Waters, Maxine (CA-35); Rep Watson, Diane E. (CA-33); Rep Waxman, Henry A. (CA-30); Rep Weiner, Anthony D. (NY-9); Rep Welch, Peter (VT); Rep Wexler, Robert (FL-19); Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. (CA-6]Rep Wu, David (OR-1); Rep Wynn, Albert Russell (MD-4]