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HR 3148 104th Congress House Health Cancer Cancer research Economics and Public Finance Epidemiology Federal aid to medical research New Jersey Science, Technology, Communications

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make matching payments to the State of New Jersey for activities to determine the incidence of cancer among residents of the Toms River area.

Introduced: March 21, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 22, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2703-2704)
Mar 21, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 21, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mandates a payment to the State of New Jersey to cover New Jersey's expenditures: (1) establishing and operating a program to track residents of Toms River, New Jersey, to determine the number of cancer cases associated with that area; and (2) conducting an epidemiological study on the cancer incidence in Toms River. Limits the total dollar amount of payments. Prohibits payments two years after enactment of this Act.

What's happening now March 29, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 21, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3148: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make matching payments to the State of New Jersey for activities to determine the incidence of cancer among residents of the Toms River area.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3148/
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"H.R. 3148: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make matching payments to the State of New Jersey for activities to determine the incidence of cancer among residents of the Toms River area.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3148/.
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H.R. 3148, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3148/.
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[H.R. 3148: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make matching payments to the State of New Jersey for activities to determine the incidence of cancer among residents of the Toms River area.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3148/)
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