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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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