Today, as we are speaking actually, the U.S. House of Representatives has taken up the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill. Rep. Chris Smith (R, NJ) and Rep. Artur Davis (D, AL) are supposed to offer an amendment, according to Life News, that would:

bring the funding of the National Cord Blood Inventory program up to its full authorized level of $15 million. Congress has allowed funding before, but has not fully funded the initiative — with the current appropriations bill setting funding at only $4 million.

Debate on the bill is just beginning and I imagine there will be numerous amendments as it is an appropriations bill. I will try to watch as much as I can and let you know how it turns out (it’s on C-Span if you get it).