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HR 209 105th Congress House

Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
Taxation Breast cancerCancer researchCheckoffEconomics and Public Finance
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Federal aid to medical researchGovernment trust fundsHealthIncome taxPersonal income taxProstate cancerResearch grantsScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax returnsWomen
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 23, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain individuals to designate that five dollars (ten dollars in the case of joint returns) be paid over to the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund established by this Act.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 3, 1997
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 24, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 9, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 7, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 7, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 23, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 209: Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-209/
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"H.R. 209: Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-209/.
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H.R. 209, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-209/.
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