S4109-119

Reported

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 17, 2026

Summary

What This Bill Does

The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 extends federal support for stem cell transplantation infrastructure. It amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize $33.009 million for the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The bill also amends the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 by extending the cord blood inventory date from 2026 to 2031.

Who Benefits and How

Patients needing bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cell, or cord blood transplants benefit from continued federal support for donor and transplantation infrastructure. The C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program benefits from a five-year funding authorization. Cord blood banks and transplant centers benefit from continued federal support for cord blood inventory activities through 2031.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal taxpayers bear the budgetary cost of the $33.009 million annual authorization for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Federal health program administrators bear responsibility for continuing the program and implementing the updated cord blood inventory timeline.

Key Provisions

  • Authorizes $33.009 million per year for the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
  • Extends the cord blood inventory authorization date from 2026 to 2031.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reauthorizes the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program at $33.009 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 and extends the cord blood inventory authorization date from 2026 to 2031.

Key Policy Areas

Health, Biomedical Research, Federal Budget

Primary Purpose

The bill reauthorizes the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program at $33.009 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 and extends the cord blood inventory authorization date from 2026 to 2031.

Policy Domains

Health Biomedical Research Federal Budget

Stem cell transplantation and cord blood inventory reauthorization

Identified Gains
  • Patients needing stem cell transplants
  • C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program
  • Cord blood banks
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
Patients needing stem cell transplants:
C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program:
Identified Costs
  • Federal taxpayers
  • Federal health program administrators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
Federal taxpayers:
Federal health program administrators:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 22, 2026

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

Jun 22, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator …

Jun 17, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be …

Mar 17, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 17, 2026

Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Federal Health Programs
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program

Health Care
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Patients needing stem cell transplants

Pharmaceuticals
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Cord blood banks

Federal Budget
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Taxpayers

1/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Health Biomedical Research Federal Budget
Actor Mappings
"program"
→ C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program
"patients"
→ Patients needing stem cell transplants
"administrators"
→ Federal health program administrators
"cord_blood_banks"
→ Cord blood banks

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"cord blood inventory" §cord_blood_inventory

The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act inventory provision whose authorization date is extended from 2026 to 2031.

"C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program" §cw_bill_young_program

The Public Health Service Act program reauthorized by the bill for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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