S4109Reported by Committee

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-17

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Jack Reed

Democrat · RI · Senator

Votes with party: 82.1% (907 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000122

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Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.

2026-06-22

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReported By · 2026-06-22

Previously

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsMarkup By · 2026-06-17
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-03-17
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-17

Plain-English Summary

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises programs that help patients receive transplants of bone marrow or umbilical cord blood from biologically unrelated donors. These programs are administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The bill reauthorizes the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program. This program supports transplantation of bone marrow and cord blood by increasing the quantities of donations, providing processes for matching and distributing donated materials to patients, and providing related information and research. The bill also expands periodic reviews of the state of stem cell science to specifically include a review of the use of high-quality cord blood units and other emergent technologies to develop new therapies for potential inclusion in the program. Also, the bill reauthorizes and revises the National Cord Blood Inventory program, through which HRSA contracts with qualified cord blood banks to collect and maintain a supply of high-quality units for transplantation through the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program. The bill amends the inventory program by (1) changing the inventory goal from 150,000 units to a sufficient supply as determined by HRSA, (2) requiring HRSA to manage the size and composition of the inventory to maximize clinical utility and efficiency, and (3) defining high quality cord blood unit to mean a unit meeting current industry standards and the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4109 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4109 To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2026 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE C.W. BILL YOUNG CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM. Section 379B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274m) is amended-- (1) by striking ``appropriated $31,009,000'' and inserting the following: ``appropriated-- ``(1) $31,009,000''; (2) in paragraph (1), as so inserted, by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) $33,009,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.''. SEC. 3. CORD BLOOD INVENTORY. Section 2(g) of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 274k note) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2031''. <all>

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