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HRES 359 102th Congress House Health Breast cancer Cancer research Public health

To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding breast cancer.

Introduced: February 7, 1992 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
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

Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) breast cancer should be declared a public health emergency under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act to accelerate investigation into the cause, treatment, and prevention of the cause; and (2) activities initiated under the emergency should not supplant major research projects on breast cancer.

What's happening now February 28, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 255 Identical bill A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding breast cancer.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 18, 1992
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 18, 1992
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 18, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 359: To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding breast cancer.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-359/
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"H. Res. 359: To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding breast cancer.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-359/.
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