Following HR 810

How does a bill become a law?

• A bill is born
• Committee action
• Subcomitee review
• Mark up
• Committee action to report a bill
• Voting
• Referral to other chamber
• Conference committee action
• Final action
• Overriding a veto

Let's follow a bill on it's path to become a law.

H.R.810

The Stem Cell Research bill

It was introduced as the bill to amend the Public Health

Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

It was introduced by Michael Castle in 2005

and it has 202 co-sponsors.

But what does this mean?

The Stem Cell Research Bill never bacame a law.

Bush said, "This bill would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others," Bush said Wednesday afternoon. "It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect. So I vetoed it."

This shows the balance of power in the government.

The majority of the House

Senate can spend months

talking and

comprimising and

debating about a bill

and the president can veto it.

but

Why was H.R. 810 so important?

There are two very opposite sides that believe very different things about embryonic stem cell research.

Science vs. Religion

???

Both?

Neither?

You decide.

Sources:

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h810/actions

http://cuf.org/Faithfacts/details_view.asp?ffID=156

http://www.jewsonfirst.org/07a/stem019.html

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=45722

http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/briefs/stemcells/

http://stemcells.nih.gov/

http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/12892-stem-cell-bill-test-bushs-morals.html

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-810

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]

Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]

Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]

Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]

Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]

Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]

Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]

Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]

Julia Carson

Ed Case

Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]

Del. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]

Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]

Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]

Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]

Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]

Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]

Robert Cramer

Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]

Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]

Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]

Thomas Davis

Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]

Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]

James Davis

Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]

Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]

Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]

Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]

Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]

Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]

Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]

Rahm Emanuel

Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]

Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]

Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]

Lane Evans

Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]

Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]

Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]

Mark Foley

Harold Ford

Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]

James Gibbons

Wayne Gilchrest

Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]

Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]

Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]

Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]

Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]

Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]

Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]

Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]

Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]

Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]

Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]

Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]

Darlene Hooley

Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]

Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]

Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]

Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]

William Jefferson

Nancy Johnson

Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]

Stephanie Jones

Sue Kelly

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]

Thomas Allen

Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]

Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]

Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]

Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]

Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]

Charles Bass

Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]

Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]

Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]

Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]

Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]

Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]

Sherwood Boehlert

Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]

Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]

Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]

Rep. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2]

Jeb Bradley

Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]

Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]

Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]

Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]

Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]

Ted Strickland

Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]

Rep. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]

Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]

Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]

Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]

Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]

Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]

Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]

Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]

Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]

Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]

Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]

Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]

Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]

Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]

Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]

Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]

Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]

Albert Wynn

Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]

Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]

Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]

Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]

Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]

Juanita Millender-McDonald

Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]

Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]

Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]

Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]

Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]

Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]

Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]

Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]

Del. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]

Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7]

Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]

Major Owens

Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]

Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]

Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]

Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]

Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]

Jon Porter

Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]

James Ramstad

Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]

Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]

Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]

Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]

James Kolbe

Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]

Tom Lantos

Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]

Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]

James Leach

Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]

Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]

Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]

Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]

Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]

Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]

Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]

Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]

Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]

Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]

Cynthia McKinney

Michael McNulty

Martin Meehan

Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]

Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]

Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]

Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]

Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]

Martin Sabo

Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]

Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]

Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]

Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]

John Schwarz

Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]

Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]

Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]

Clay Shaw

Christopher Shays

Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]

Robert Simmons

Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]

Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]

Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]

• Read in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar

• Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

• Bill was introduced and sent to committee in the House

• President Bush Vetoed the Bill

July 16

May 25

February 14

July 18

July 17

July 19

June 5

May 24

• Edited and passed the House.
• Sent to the Senate

• Passed the Senate
• Senate and house agree to send to the President.

• Read again.
• Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar again

• House and Senate tried to override veto.
• 430 congressmen voted, they needed at least 287 votes, but only gor 235.

Since the president vetoed the bill and there were not enough votes from the House and th Senate to override the veto, this bill failed to become a law.

and

The science side

believes that embryonic

stem cell research is a very

good thing because it is obvious

that there are many advances to be

made using the totipotent cells found

only in embryos. However,

The religious side believes that this research

is immoral because it involves the destruction

of human embryos. This research may be

helpful, but it is at the expence of potential

human lives.

So which side is

the presidents veto.

right?

override

to agree on the bill, they can

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If the House and Senate can get