Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act was the name of two similar bills that both passed through the United States House of Representatives and Senate, but were both vetoed by President George W. Bush and were not enacted into law. Despite their names, the proposed statutes remained "bills", not "acts".

tem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005

The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (USBill|109|HR|810) was the first bill ever vetoed by United States President George W. Bush, more than five years after his inauguration. The bill, which passed both houses of Congress, but by less than the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto, would have allowed federal funding of stem cell research on lines of stem cells derived from discarded human embryos created for fertility treatments.

The bill passed House of Representatives by a vote of 238 to 194 on May 24, 2005. [ [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-810 govtrack.us] ] , then passed the Senate by a vote of 63 to 37 on July 18, 2006. President Bush vetoed the bill on July 19, 2006. The House of Representatives then failed to override the veto (235 to 193) on July 19, 2006.

tem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007

The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 (USBill|110|S.|5), was proposed federal legislation that would have the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research. It was similar in content to the vetoed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.

The bill passed the Senate on April 11, 2007 by a vote of 63-34, then passed the House on June 7, 2007 by a vote of 247-176. President Bush vetoed the bill on June 19, 2007, [ [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3031459 "Senate Approves Embryonic Stem Cell Bill"] , David Espo, Associated Press, April 12, 2007] and an override was not attempted.

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External links

* [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00206 How your senator voted] , "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes," from www.senate.gov, recorded on July 18, 2006, accessed on October 31, 2006.
* [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll388.xml How your congressman voted] , "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 388," from clerk.house.gov, recorded on July 19, 2006, accessed on October 31, 2006.
* [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:3:./temp/~c110ojiFul:: Text of the 2007 Bill]
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-5 S. 5: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007] at GovTrack.us
* [http://www.hinxtongroup.org/wp.html World Stem Cell Policies]


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