Skip to main content
S 723 107th Congress Senate Health Administrative procedure Bioethics Cloning Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cytology Department of Health and Human Services Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to medical research Genetic research Government Operations and Politics Human embryology Human genetics In vitro fertilization Informed consent (Medical law) Law Medical genetics Medical research

Stem Cell Research Act of 2001

Introduced: April 5, 2001 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3553)
Apr 5, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3552-3553)
Apr 5, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 54

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,156 — — Pending Jul 25, 2001
SAMDT 1,155 — — Pending Jul 25, 2001
SAMDT 973 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 972 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 971 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 970 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 969 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 968 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 967 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 966 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 965 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 964 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 963 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 962 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 961 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 960 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 959 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 958 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 957 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 956 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 955 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 954 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 953 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 952 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 951 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 950 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 949 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 948 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 947 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 946 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 945 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 944 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 943 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 942 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 941 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 940 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 939 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 938 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 937 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 936 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 935 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 934 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 933 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 932 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 931 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 930 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 929 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 928 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 927 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001
SAMDT 926 — — Pending Jul 12, 2001

Showing the 50 most recent of 54 amendments.

 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to only conduct, support, or fund research on human embryos for the purpose of generating embryonic stem cells and utilizing stem cells that have been derived from embryos in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Makes it unlawful for any person receiving Federal funds to knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise transfer any human embryos for valuable consideration if such action affects interstate commerce.

Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to issue guidelines expanding on the rules governing human embryonic stem cell research to include rules that govern the derivation of stem cells from donated embryos under this Act.

What's happening now April 5, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3553)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2059 Identical bill Stem Cell Research Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 5, 2001
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 723: Stem Cell Research Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-723/
MLA
"S. 723: Stem Cell Research Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-723/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 723, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-723/.
Markdown link
[S. 723: Stem Cell Research Act of 2001](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-723/)
Report a problem