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HRES 40 105th Congress House Health Breast cancer Cancer research Clinical trials Department of Health and Human Services Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Mammography Medical innovations Medical screening Medical technology Medical tests Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Standards Women Women's health

Expressing the sense of the House concerning the need for accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49.

Introduced: February 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 5, 1997
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that studies are needed to further determine the benefits of screening women between the ages of 40 and 49 through mammography and other emerging technologies and that the House urges the Advisory Panel for the National Cancer Institute to consider reissuing a specified guideline rescinded in 1993 and, until there is more definitive data, direct the public to consider guidelines issued by other organizations.

What's happening now February 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 26, 1997
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Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 26, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 1997
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 13, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 40: Expressing the sense of the House concerning the need for accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-40/
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"H. Res. 40: Expressing the sense of the House concerning the need for accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-40/.
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H. Res. 40, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-40/.
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