Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act

A bill to intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines.

4/11/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act or the HOPE Act -
(Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, or testing of stem cells, including pluripotent stem cells that have the flexibility of embryonic stem cells (whether or not they have an embryonic source), that may result in improved understanding of or treatments for diseases and other adverse health conditions, provided that such techniques do not involve:
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or
(2) the destruction or discarding of, or risk of injury to, a human embryo of embryos other than those that are naturally dead. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) provide guidance concerning the next steps required for additional research;
(2) prioritize research with the greatest potential for near-term clinical benefits;
(3) take into account techniques outlined by the President's Council on Bioethics and any other appropriate techniques and research; and
(4) require assurances from grant applicants, in the case of research involving stem cells from a naturally dead embryo, that no alteration of the timing, methods, or procedures used to create, maintain, or intervene in the development of a human embryo was made solely for the purpose of deriving the stem cells. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study to:
(1) recommend an optimal structure for an amniotic and placental stem cell bank program; and
(2) address pertinent issues to maximize the potential of such technology.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
• and 6 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
  • Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
  • Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.30

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 29, 2007		April 11, 2007

Latest Vote

April 11, 2007Roll call number 128 in the Senate
Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 30 )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 70%	Result: Bill Passed

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO]
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID]
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC]
Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Trent Lott [R, MS]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK]
Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
Sen. Craig Thomas [R, WY]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
Sen. John Warner [R, VA]

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Voting History

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
April 11, 2007	Senate	S.30 Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act On Passage of the Bill (S. 30 )	70	28	Bill Passed	See Vote

All Bill Actions

• Apr 16, 2007: Received in the House.
• Apr 16, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Apr 12, 2007: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed roll in the Senate on Apr 11, 2007. Passed Senate, having acquired the 60 votes required under unanimous consent, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 28. Record Vote Number: 128.
• Apr 11, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Passed roll in the Senate on Apr 11, 2007. Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 28. Record Vote Number: 128.
• Apr 11, 2007: Passed Senate, having acquired the 60 votes required under unanimous consent, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 28. Record Vote Number: 128.
• Apr 10, 2007: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Mar 29, 2007: Introduced in the Senate and read twice and ordered held at desk.
• Introduced on Mar 29, 2007.

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