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HR 2418 105th Congress House Health Authorization Blood diseases Bone marrow transplantation Department of Health and Human Services Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Medical records Minorities Minority health Races Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

To extend the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, and to establish a provision regarding the bone marrow registry and persons of mixed ancestry.

Introduced: September 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 5, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to add references to persons of mixed ancestry to provisions requiring the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry to increase the representation of individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups in the pool of potential donors. Authorizes appropriations to carry out provisions mandating establishment and maintenance of the Registry.

What's happening now September 19, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 23, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 5, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 5, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 5, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2418: To extend the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, and to establish a provision regarding the bone marrow registry and persons of mixed ancestry.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2418/
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"H.R. 2418: To extend the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, and to establish a provision regarding the bone marrow registry and persons of mixed ancestry.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2418/.
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H.R. 2418, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2418/.
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[H.R. 2418: To extend the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, and to establish a provision regarding the bone marrow registry and persons of mixed ancestry.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2418/)
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