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National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities Act

Introduced: June 30, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Jul 13, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 30, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 30, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities Act - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as amended by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, to establish, as another agency of the National Institutes of Health, a National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities to conduct and support basic and clinical research, training, and dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to minority health.

Directs the Director of the Center to assist in the administration of certain PHSA clinical research requirements with respect to the inclusion of minority groups as clinical research subjects.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory council to assist the Director.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 13, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 14 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 14, 2000
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 14, 2000
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 30, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 30, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2391: National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2391/
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"H.R. 2391: National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2391/.
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