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Patients First Act of 2019

Introduced: July 29, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Patients First Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support stem cell research. Specifically, the NIH must conduct and support basic and applied research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, testing, and human clinical use of stem cells that may result in improved understanding of, or treatments for, diseases and other adverse health conditions. However, such techniques must not involve (1) the creation of a human embryo for research purposes; (2) the destruction or discarding of, or risk of injury to, a human embryo; or (3) the use of any stem cell the derivation or provision of which would be inconsistent with this bill.

The NIH must also report on peer-reviewed stem cell research proposals that were not funded.

What's happening now July 29, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 64 Related bill Patients First Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 29, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 29, 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jul 29, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jul 29, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jul 29, 2019
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2308: Patients First Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2308/
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"S. 2308: Patients First Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2308/.
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S. 2308, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2308/.
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