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HR 360 107th Congress House

Robin Danielson Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other addi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome.

Introduced: July 17, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health Breast cancerCervical cancerChild developmentChild health
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CommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirementsDioxinsEconomics and Public FinanceEnvironmental ProtectionEpidemiologyFamiliesFederal aid to medical researchFetusGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityHealth educationHuman fertility
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 31, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 31, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or to the children of women who use those products during or before the pregnancies involved.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: (1) to establish a program to collect, analyze, and make available data on toxic shock syndrome, including data on the causes of such syndrome; and (2) in carrying out such program, to determine the national incidence and prevalence of such syndrome.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 17, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 360: Robin Danielson Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-360/
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"H.R. 360: Robin Danielson Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-360/.
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H.R. 360, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-360/.
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