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President Signs "Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005"
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 Home > News & Policies > December 2005

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 20, 2005

President Signs "Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005"

On December 20, 2005, the President has signed into law:

H.R. 2520, the "Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005", which creates a new Federal program to collect and store cord blood, and expands the current bone marrow registry program to also include cord blood.

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President George W. Bush smiles as he signs into law H.R. 2520, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, during ceremonies Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.  White House photo by Paul Morse