Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001

Monitored the following human cloning bills:S.1758,Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001(Senator Dianne Feinstein);HR 2172,Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001(Representative James Greenwood);S.790,Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 (Senator Sam Brownback);S.1893,Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2001(Senator Tom Harkin;S.1899,Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001(Sen.Sam Brownback) ;S.2439,Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2002(Senator Arlen Specter); Monitored the following stem cell research bills:HR 2059,Stem Cell Research Act of 2001(Representative Jim McDermott);S.723,Stem Cell Research Act of 2001(Senator Arlen Specter);Supported Association of American Universities (AAU) Statement on Human Cloning, adopted by AAU membership on April 23,2002, and sent to Senate leadership shortly thereafter. Johns Hopkins supported the AAU position which "opposes human reproductive cloning, and supports legislation to ban this practice." The statement continues to "support both basic and applied stem cell research. AAU,therefore,supports nuclear transplantation to produce stem cells, also known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, as nonreproductive cloning, as therapeutic cloning.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Monitored the following human cloning bills:S.1758, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 (Senator Dianne Feinstein);HR 2172, Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 (Representative James Greenwood); S.790, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 (Senator Sam Brownback); S.1893, Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2001 (Senator Tom Harkin);S.1899, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 (Senator Sam Brownback);S.2439, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2002 (Senator Arlen Specter);Monitored the following stem cell research bills: HR 2059, Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 (Representative Jim McDermott;S.723, Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 (Senator Arlen Specter);Supported Association of American Universities (AAU) Statement on Human Cloning, adopted by AAU membership on April 23, 2002, and sent to Senate leadership shortly thereafter. Johns Hopkins supported the AAU position which "opposes human reproductive cloning, and supports legislation to ban this practice." The statement continues to "support both basic and applied stem cell research. AAU therefore supports nuclear transplantation to produce stem cells, also known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, as nonreproductive cloning, as therapeutic cloning."

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 2172--Clone and Kill bill: All provisions H.R. 482/S.215--Patient Health and Safety Protection Act: All provisions H.R. 2505--Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001: All provisions S. 1349/H.R. 2096--Responsible Stem Cell Research Act of 2001: All provisions H.R. 2059/S. 723--Stem Cell Research Act: All provisions No bill number: Letter to the Administration regarding Surgeon General No bill number: Letter to the President regarding adult stem cell research

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office