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Urban Asthma Reduction Act of 1998

Introduced: May 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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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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 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.

What's happening now May 26, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 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
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · 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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