H.R. 64 · 116th Congress
Patients First Act of 2019
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This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support stem cell research.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Patients First Act of 2019
Latest action (Jan 25, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.