SMITH BILLS ON STEM CELL RESEARCH, LYME DISEASE PASS OUT OF ENERGY & COMMERCE'S HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE, HEAD TO FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP

Washington, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:

Two critical public health reauthorization bills authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)-HR 5160 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5160/text), the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025, and HR 4348 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4348/text), the Kay Hagan Tick Act-today passed out of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health, where they now head to the full committee markup slated for next week.

"I am grateful to the Subcommittee on Health, especially Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), for advancing these critical, life-enhancing bills to assist the millions of Americans su...