HR 5104
107th Congress
House
Health
Autoimmune diseases
Clinics
Community health services
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmental health
Environmental research
Environmentally induced diseases
Epidemiology
Federal aid to medical education
Federal aid to medical research
Genetic research
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Higher education
Hormone research
Hormones
Human behavior
Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act
Introduced: July 11, 2002
Introduced by:
Lynch, Stephen F.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 11, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to instruct the Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include in the plan for NIH activities: (1) research concerning the etiology and causes of autoimmune diseases in all women, with priority given to environmental factors; (2) the development of information and education programs on risk factors for women, such as genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors; and (3) outreach programs at community health centers to historically underserved populations of women.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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