Lists Legislation introduced, considered in committee or approved on the floor in January in the 107th Congress. the list includes bill number, topic, primary sponsor, date of introduction, committee referral, and any committee or floor action.
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Senate Bills
S 700 Establishes a federal interagency task force to coordinate activities to prevent the outbreak of "mad cow" and foot-and-mouth disease in the U.S.; Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.); April 4; Senate passed measure April 5 and referred to House April 24.
S 704: Prohibits cloning of human beings; Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.); April 5; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
S 708: Requests a report on federal agencies' coordinated efforts to prevent foot-and-mouth disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the U.S.; Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); April 5; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee.
S 720: Provides for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grants to develop and operation.
S 723: Provides for human embryonic stem cell generation and research; Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.); April 5; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
S 743: Establishes a medical education trust fund; Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.); April 6; Finance Committee.
S 788: Establishes a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry working in conjunction with state organ/tissue donor registries; Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.); April 26; Health, Education, Labor and pensions Committee.
S 790: Prohibits human cloning and expresses "sense of House" that other countries should do the same; Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.); April 26; Judiciary Committee.
House Bills
HR 1340: Allows taxpayers to designate part or all of a tax refund for use in biomeical research supported by NIH; Rep. Michael Bilirakis (R-Fla.); April 3; Energy and Commerce/Health Subcommittee April 25.
HR 1372: Prohibits cloning and expresses "sense of House" that other countries should do the same; Rep. Cliff Sterns (R-Fla.); April 3; Science/Research Subcommittee April 12.
HR 1472: Doubles National Science Foundation appropriations from FYs 2001 to 2005; Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tex.); April 4; Science/Research Subcommittee April 13.
HR 1540: Prohibits disproportionate exposure to hazardous substances to any group of individuals, based on race, color, national origin, or economic status; Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.,); April 24; Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 1567: Encourages multilateral debt cancellation for countries heavily affected by HIV/AIDS or those eligible for assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative; Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.); April 24; Financial Services Committee.
HR 1608: Prohibits human cloning; Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.); April 26; Judiciary Committee.
HR 1644: Prohibits human cloning and expresses "sense of House" that other countries should do the same; Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.); April 26; Energy and Commerce Committee.
