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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="941" measure-id="id117hr941" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-02-08" update-date="2021-06-01">
<title>TRANSPLANT Act of 2021</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr941v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2021-06-01">
<action-date>2021-05-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies Act of 2021 or the TRANSPLANT Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program, which provides support to patients who need a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant or umbilical cord blood transplant.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a periodic review of the science of using adult stem cells and birthing tissues in therapeutic treatments.</p> <p>In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on the regenerative medicine workforce.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id117hr941v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-05-25">
<action-date>2021-05-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies Act of 2021 or the TRANSPLANT Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program, which provides support to patients who need a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant or umbilical cord blood transplant.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a periodic review of the science of using adult stem cells and birthing tissues in therapeutic treatments.</p> <p>In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on the regenerative medicine workforce.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id117hr941v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-04-21">
<action-date>2021-04-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies Act of 2021 or the TRANSPLANT Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program, which provides support to patients who need a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant or umbilical cord blood transplant.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a periodic review of the science of using adult stem cells and birthing tissues in therapeutic treatments.</p> <p>In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on the regenerative medicine workforce.<br /> </p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id117hr941v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-04-20">
<action-date>2021-02-08</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies Act of 2021 or the TRANSPLANT Act of 2021</b><br /> </p> <p>This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program, which provides support to patients who need a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant or umbilical cord blood transplant.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a periodic review of the science of using adult stem cells and birthing tissues in therapeutic treatments.</p> <p>In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on the regenerative medicine workforce.<br /></p>]]></summary-text>
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