{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401548", "<span class=\"kicker\">NJ Biz Article</span>'Rep.Chris Smith recognized for stem cell legislation'", "2018-11-03", "2018", "2018-11", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Christopher Smith", "S000522", "chrissmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "By Anthony Vecchione The National Marrow Donor Program will honor U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th District, in November  \r\nfor two stem cell laws that he authored.  Smith authored the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005,Public Law 109-129, and the  \r\nStem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2015,Public Law 114-104.  Smith's two laws created the first National Cord Blood Stem Cell Inventory; reauthorized and  \r\nexpanded the National Bone Marrow Registry; connected cord blood banks around the country into  \r\none search system for matching donors; directed federal agencies to study adult stem cells and  \r\nbirthing tissues to develop new therapies for patients; significantly increased the inventory of usable  \r\numbilical cord blood units available for stem cell transplantation; and authorized $530 million for  \r\numbilical cord blood and bone marrow stem cell research and treatment over ten years.  \"I am grateful to receive this awarda \"the Lives Awarda \"from a group that has done unparalleled  \r\nwork in facilitating more than 80,000 transplants to date in its administration of the C.W. Bill Young  \r\nCell Transplantation Program,\" Smith said in a statement. \"Since my bill first authorized this  \r\nprogram, so much progress has been made in increasing patient access to crucial therapies.\"  According to the NMDP, there are currently more than 19 million volunteers and more than 249,000  \r\ncord blood units on the registry, including 109,000 units collected through the NCBI.  In New Jersey, Smith said that there are nearly 200,000 volunteer potential donors on the registry.  \r\nBoth umbilical cord blood and bone marrow stem cells are today used for medical treatments for  \r\nmore than 70 diseases and conditions such as leukemia and sickle cell disease.  \r\nA(c) 2018 BridgeTower Media. All information on this site is copyrighted by BridgeTower Media. All This article was originally posted on Oct. 31, 2018 and can be found at: \r\nhttp://www.njbiz.com/article/20181031/NJBIZ01/181039962/smith-recognized-for-stem-cell-legislation", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401548"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2782770209014416, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}