United States: Current Legislation (Updated November 2009) (President Bush's remarks of Aug.9, 2001) (pending state legislation) (pending federal legislation)

Color Policy Type Countries & States Permissive (e.g., SCNT is specifically permitted under certain conditions) California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri¤ , New Jersey, Rhode Island Permissive Compromise (e.g., SCNT is prohibited; hESC research using supernumerary IVF embryos is specifically permitted or not prohibited) Arkansas, Indiana, Montana New Hampshire, Virginia Restrictive Compromise (e.g., hESC research only permitted using cell lines created before a certain date)   Prohibitive (e.g., research using embryos or cell products derived from embryos is prohibited) Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota Permits the use of state funds California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia Prohibits the use of state funds Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska ¤ Missouri is presented as green with white stripes: The Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative contains language that is very supportive of stem cell research, and while it  prohibits human reproductive cloning and fertilization solely for the purposes of research, but allows researchers to conduct any research permitted under federal law.  U.S. Federal law does not currently prohibit SCNT.

United States: Pending State Legislation (Updated April 2009)
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United States: Pending Federal Legislation

• H.R.110  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning. 
  Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (None) 
  Related Bills: H.R.1050  Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• HR872: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research, to direct the National Institutes of Health to issue guidelines for suchstem cell research, and for other purposes.  Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 2/4/2009)  Cosponsors (17) 
  Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• H.R.873:To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research. 
  Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 2/4/2009)   Cosponsors (111) Related Bills: S.487  Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• H.R.877 To intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for other purposes.  Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] (introduced 2/4/2009)  Cosponsors (43) 
  Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• H.R.1050  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.  Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (61)  Related Bills: H.R.110 
  Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 
• H.R.1654 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and the donation of umbilical cord blood. 
  Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (2) 
  Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
• H.R.2107  To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public education campaign on umbilical cord blood stem cells, and for other purposes.  Sponsor: Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-12] (introduced 4/27/2009)      Cosponsors (1) 
  Latest Major Action: 6/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 
• S.99 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures. 
  Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (None) 
  Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 
• S.487 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research. 
  Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (10) 
  Related Bills: H.R.873  Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 
• S.1435  A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human-animal hybrids. 
  Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 7/9/2009)      Cosponsors (20) 
  Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.