IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 166
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should 
not infringe on State or private programs that fund embryonic stem 
cell research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2005
Mr. ISRAEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Gov-
ernment should not infringe on State or private programs 
that fund embryonic stem cell research.
Whereas embryonic stem cell research offers hope to millions 
of people afflicted with a number of diseases such as Alz-
heimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, childhood leukemia, 
heart disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, diabetes, several can-
cers, spinal cord injuries, and other diseases, disorders, 
and injuries; 
Whereas the general consensus in the scientific community is 
that there should be research in both areas of stem cells, 
embryonic and adult; 
Whereas the scientific community believes that embryonic 
stem cells offer many advancements because of their abil-
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ity to develop into virtually every type of cell in the 
human body, that embryonic stems cells represent the 
best tool for understanding the mechanism of disease, 
and that adult stem cells do not have the breadth of abil-
ity to become virtually every cell; 
Whereas on August 9, 2001, President Bush announced that 
embryonic stem cell research would be limited, and he 
limited Federal funds and limited eligible lines for re-
search; 
Whereas the National Institutes of Health reports that of the 
78 lines eligible for research using Federal funding, less 
than one-third are available for distribution; 
Whereas since the President’s announcement, at least 128 
additional lines have been created, 75 of which were cre-
ated outside the United States; 
Whereas the United States has been at the forefront of cut-
ting edge research and biotechnology; 
Whereas young scientists have opted to go into different 
fields due to funding restrictions, the politicization of the 
issue, and the possible criminalization of the research, 
leaving millions of Americans without the hope of finding 
cures; 
Whereas reproductive cloning is fundamentally different than 
cellular cloning, which uses somatic cell nuclear transfer 
technology to create stem cells using DNA of the patient 
so the new cells are not rejected by the patient; 
Whereas a bill, the Human Cloning Prohibition Act, has 
passed the House of Representatives twice and could 
have the effect of making somatic cell nuclear transfer 
technology illegal;
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Whereas a Federal prohibition on embryonic stem cell re-
search and cures could impede upon the rights of States 
to operate and fund embryonic stem cell research; 
Whereas on November 2, 2004, the people of California af-
firmatively voted on Proposition 71, the California Stem 
Cell Research and Cures Initiative, which created a 
State-operated, $3 billion program to fund stem cell re-
search known as the California Institute for Regenerative 
Medicine; and 
Whereas some established research foundations and institu-
tions in the United States have decided to develop addi-
tional human embryonic stem cell lines using private 
funding: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
Federal Government should not infringe on State or pri-
vate programs that fund embryonic stem cell research.
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