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Cancer Registries Amendment Act

Introduced: February 7, 1992 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 7, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 7, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cancer Registries Amendment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants or contracts to operate population-based, statewide cancer registries in order to collect certain data for each form of in-situ and invasive cancer except basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Authorizes grants for planning the registries.

Mandates a study on factors contributing to elevated rates of breast cancer mortality in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants and contracts, or both, to provide technical assistance to the States in the establishment and operation of statewide registries.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now February 28, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2205 Identical bill Cancer Registries Amendment Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 2
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 9, 1992
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1992
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 1992
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 7, 1992
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 7, 1992
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 7, 1992
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 7, 1992
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 7, 1992
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 7, 1992
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Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 7, 1992
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 7, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4206: Cancer Registries Amendment Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4206/
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"H.R. 4206: Cancer Registries Amendment Act." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4206/.
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H.R. 4206, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4206/.
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