House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-104
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015
Became law on Dec 18, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2015
- Committee actionJul 29, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 16, 2015
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2015
- Became lawDec 18, 2015
Latest action: Dec 18, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-104.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2820.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2820, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015” on August 13, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 29, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50731
- CBO publication date
- August 13, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2820, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2820
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
150f52866620e7b11610618a55c10629cba367bc500e7c5948b53f8381d78aef
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2820, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015” on December 8, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on November 18, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51067
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2820, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2820
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
150f52866620e7b11610618a55c10629cba367bc500e7c5948b53f8381d78aef
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-242 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/242
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2820, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2820
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
150f52866620e7b11610618a55c10629cba367bc500e7c5948b53f8381d78aef
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 98, June 18, 2015, Page H4542):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2820, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2820
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
150f52866620e7b11610618a55c10629cba367bc500e7c5948b53f8381d78aef
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
22 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 22 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), David Jolly (R-FL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Dennis Ross (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 1150 (114th) Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
- H.R. 515 (114th) International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders
- H.R. 4511 (114th) Gold Star Families Voices Act
- H.R. 1567 (114th) Global Food Security Act of 2016
- H.Res. 354 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the safety and security of Jewish communities in Europe.
- H.Res. 780 (114th) Urging respect for the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the democratic transition of power in 2016.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.