House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
Official title: To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 4, 2025
- Committee actionMay 21, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2026 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 464.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5160.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5160, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025” on August 26, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on July 20, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 26, 2026 ↗
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62727
- CBO publication date
- August 26, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5160, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-724 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 2, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 2, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/724
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5160, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 171, No. 145, September 4, 2025, Page H3862):Article 1, Section 8 of the US ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 4, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5160, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
21 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 21 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
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