H.R. 2520 · 109th Congress · enacted
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-129.
Latest official action 2005-12-20 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the collection and maintenance of 150,000 new units of high-quality cord blood to be made available for transplantation through the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program. Requires the Secretary to require that contract recipients: (1) acquire, tissue-type, test, cryopreserve, and store donated units of human cord blood acquired with the informed consent of the donor in a manner that complies with federal and state regulations; (2) encourage donation from a genetically diverse population; (3) make collected cord blood units available for stem cell transplantation or, if not appropriate for clinical use, available for peer-reviewed research; (4) make data available in a standardized electronic format for the Program; and (5) submit data in a standardized format for inclusion in the stem cell therapeutics outcome database. Requires the Secretary to establish a three-year demonstration project under which qualified cord blood banks may use a portion of the funding received under a contract for the collection and storage of cord blood units for a family where a relat…
Congressional Research Service · 2005-12-20
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Virginia Foxx
House · NC District 5 · Republican
$461,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert B. Aderholt
House · AL District 4 · Republican
$510,272PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
78 of 78 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$21,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$20,000
WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,982
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $9,994
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $4,994
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$15,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$14,800
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $4,800
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$12,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$12,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$10,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$10,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. (MTSI) LEADERS FOR ENDURING SOLUTIONS$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('PROTECTIVEPAC')$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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