3.0.0 681 2022-02-03T05:27:53Z 2022-02-03T05:27:53Z Senate S S 2005-03-17 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-18T02:30:48Z Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005 109 596 HR 2005-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2005-03-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2005-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3060-3061) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-03-17 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2005-03-17 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2005-03-17 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2005-03-17 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-05-09 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-05-09 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2005-05-12 False T000024 Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] JIM TALENT R MO 2005-05-25 False J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2005-06-08 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2005-06-16 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2005-06-22 False Health Blood Blood banks Communication in medicine Data banks Directories Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Genetic research Genetics Government Operations and Politics Health information systems Medical research Science, Technology, Communications Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Health 00 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-27T19:32:34Z Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to enter into contracts with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in establishing and maintaining a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to: (1) acquire, tissue-type, test, cryopreserve, and store donated units of human cord blood acquired with the informed consent of the donor; (2) make cord blood units available to transplant centers for stem cell transplantations; and (3) allocate up to 10 percent of the cord blood inventory each year for peer-reviewed research. Requires the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a Board of Directors to administer the Network.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to establish as part of the Network a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Registry to: (1) operate a system for identifying, acquiring, and distributing donated units of cord blood; (2) provide health care professionals with the ability to search the registry for suitable matches for patients; and (3) maintain a database to document the collection, storage, distribution, and clinical outcomes related to the Network.

Requires the Administrator to report to the Secretary regarding the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of the clinical, research, and education activities of the Network.

Requires the Board to ensure that: (1) the Network donor banks meet eligibility requirements; and (2) the Network is geographically distributed throughout the United States.

]]> Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005 Popular Titles Stem Cell Research bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s681is/xml/BILLS-109s681is.xml 2005-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.