3.0.0 4812 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z House H HR 2004-07-12 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-19T15:58:33Z Referred to 2004-07-12T16:30:05Z 2004-07-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000275 Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] PETER DEUTSCH D FL 20 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2004-07-19 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2004-07-19 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2004-09-09 False Health Administrative procedure Commemorations Congress Congressional reporting requirements Congressional tributes Cytology Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Ex-presidents Executive reorganization Federal aid to research Genetic research Genetics Government Operations and Politics Human embryology Informed consent (Medical law) Law Medical research Minorities Minority health Names National Institutes of Health (NIH) Reagan Administration Reproduction Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Standards Health 00 2004-07-12 Introduced in House 2004-10-20T14:44:23Z Stem Cell Discovery Through Diversity Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the national research institutes, to conduct and support research that uses human embryonic stem cells in accordance with the final guidelines issued by NIH and published in the Federal Register on August 25, 2000, including: (1) the requirements that stem cells used in research be derived from human embryos that were created in vitro for fertility treatments and were in excess of the clinical needs of the individual seeking such treatment and that such individuals voluntarily donated such embryos with informed consent; and (2) the prohibition against the use of Federal funds to derive such cells from the embryos. Provides that restrictions on such research established by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to policies announced by the President on August 9, 2001, have no legal effect after enactment of this Act. Prohibits additional Federal administrative policies on such research from being established or applied.

Requires the Director to ensure that such research program include a significant number of donations from individuals who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups in order to make progress toward the goal of developing an understanding of whether the variables studied in clinical research affect such groups differently.

Requires the Director to establish the Ronald Reagan Office of Human Stem Cell Research to coordinate all research conducted or supported by NIH that used human pluripotent stem cells.

]]> Stem Cell Discovery Through Diversity Act Display Title Stem Cell Discovery Through Diversity Act Official Title as Introduced To require the National Institutes of Health to conduct and support research using human embryonic stem cells, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stem Cell Discovery Through Diversity Act Introduced in House 2004-07-12T04:00:00Z 2004-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.