House - January 11, 2007
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| House - January 11, 2007 - week 2 | |
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| 110th - United States Congress | |
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| Speaker of the House | Nancy Pelosi |
| Majority Leader | Steny Hoyer |
| Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Previous | January 10, 2007 |
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This is the daily summary of the actions in United States House of Representatives in the 110th United States Congress for January 11, 2007 during week 2 of this Congress' term. For a summary of the actions in the Senate click here, and for Congress as a whole on this date, click here.
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House Daily Summary
Jan. 10th was the third day of the Democratic “100 Hours” agenda. On queue, H.R. 3, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, was debated and passed. There are some twists to this story that are in the legislative summary.
The House rang into session at about 10 A.M. and closed its anticipated legislative schedule at about 3:30 P.M. – a five and a half hour work day. To be fair, members also had committee meetings before and after this time. In these first two weeks, not much will be done on the House floor that does not have to do with the “100 Hours” agenda. It is purposely set up that way so that nothing else steals the spotlight away. Summary of Today’s Legislative Activity
H.R. 3, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
Passes 253-174 (Roll Call Vote No. 20)
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Path to Action
H.R. 3 was introduced by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on Jan. 5, 2007. Pursuant to the provisions laid out in H.Res. 6, the Democrats’ rules package, the bill leapfrogged the committee process and moved right to the floor. A three-hour session of debate began at 10:35 P.M. on Jan. 11, 2007. A final vote was called at 2:27 P.M., but was interrupted by a motion introduced by the Republican caucus to table the bill and recommit it to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to amend the bill to include provisions preventing federal support of human cloning. That motion failed 238-189. A final vote to pass the bill succeeded, with 253 members voting in favor and 174 voting against.
Legislative Summary
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 3) directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow federal tax dollars to be used in support of a process commonly known as embryonic stem cell research when experiments meet all three of the following conditions: (1) the embryos had been donated for use in “in vitro fertilization” processes; (2) it was determined by the head of the clinic to which the embryos were donated that they would be never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded and; (3) the individuals donating embryos must sign a letter of written consent for the embryos to be used in research and must not received any financial benefit from the donation.
It also requires that the Secretary of Health and Human Services submit a report to the “appropriate House committees” every year describing whether and to what extent this research has been conducted in accordance with the stipulations summarized above.
Analysis
It is likely that the Senate will pass this bill as well, and by a comfortable margin. But, a nearly identical bill was passed in the last Congress , and met a Presidential veto. President Bush has issued a statement saying that he will veto this bill as well. Because supporters did not get the votes necessary to override another Presidential veto, this particular bill will not become law. At least not in this session. But you can bet that supporters of stem cell research will be using other avenues to get this legislation passed into law, including attaching it to budget bills and perhaps appropriations for the Iraq War. The public has shown consistent support of the Democratic position, and thus, too many vetoes and he’ll lose his political capital over the issue.
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On the Floor
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In the Committees
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Resources
See also
References
- Jan. 5, 2007 Update - U.S. House Digest blog
- Legislative Day of January 5, 2007 110TH Congress - First Session - Office of the Clerk
External Links
- The United States House of Representatives - Offical Gov. Site
- Recent bills introduced in Congress - THOMAS
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