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S. 1717 (108th)

Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003

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Introduced

3 October 2003

Last action

3 October 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to enter into contracts with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the establishment, provision, and maintenance of a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network of at least 150,000 units of human cord blood stem cells. Lists the purposes of qualifying donor banks and requirements qualifying donor banks must meet. Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator, to establish as part of the Network a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Registry. Sets forth the functions of the Registry, which shall include: (1) operating a system for identifying, acquiring, and distributing donated units or cord blood; (2) maintaining a database with certain information, including the clinical outcomes of all transplantations related to the Network; and (3) providing transplant physicians and other health care professionals with the ability to search for donor matches.

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Timeline

  1. 3 October 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 October 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12469)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 October 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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