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To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the collection of information relating to the use of children and individuals…

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the collection of information relating to the use of children and individuals with mental disabilities as subjects in biomedical and behavioral research.

Introduced: June 24, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 25, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1220-1221)
Jun 24, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 24, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a program for the collection of information relating to the use of children and individuals with mental disabilities in biomedical or behavioral research subject to Federal regulation; and (2) ensure that such information is made available to the public on a regular basis.

What's happening now July 2, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 29, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 29, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4135: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the collection of information relating to the use of children and individuals with mental disabilities as subjects in biomedical and behavioral research.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4135/
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"H.R. 4135: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the collection of information relating to the use of children and individuals with mental disabilities as subjects in biomedical and behavioral research.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4135/.
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H.R. 4135, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4135/.
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