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HR 3897 105th Congress House

Urban Asthma Reduction Act of 1998

Official title: To provide for programs to develop and implement integrated cockroach management programs in urban communities that are effective in reducing health risks to i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for programs to develop and implement integrated cockroach management programs in urban communities that are effective in reducing health risks to inner city residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses.

Introduced: May 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health AllergiesAnimalsAsthmaBlock grants
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Child healthCockroachesEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationFamiliesFederal aid to health facilitiesFederal aid to housingGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentInsect controlIntegrated pest managementMaintenance and repairPreventive medicinePublic health
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 19, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 19, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E898)
May 19, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 26, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban Asthma Reduction Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit preventive health and health services block grant use for systems to reduce asthma and related illnesses (especially among children) through urban cockroach management.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 18, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 3, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 19, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 19, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· May 19, 1998
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 19, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3897: Urban Asthma Reduction Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3897/
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"H.R. 3897: Urban Asthma Reduction Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3897/.
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H.R. 3897, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3897/.
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