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HR 3001 104th Congress House

Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute wit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute with respect to heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.

Introduced: February 29, 1996 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Black womenCardiovascular diseasesCholesterolDepartment of Health and Human Services
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Drug abuseEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducational policyEpidemiologyExerciseFederal aid to medical researchGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth educationHeart diseasesHypertensionMedical researchMinoritiesMinority womenObesity
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 29, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 29, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate expansion, intensification, and coordination of research and related activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute with regard to cardiovascular diseases in women. Authorizes appropriations.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 21, 1996
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 29, 1996
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 29, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 29, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 29, 1996
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 29, 1996
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 29, 1996
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 29, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3001: Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3001/
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