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HR 5104 107th Congress House

Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating activities with respect to research on autoimmune diseases in women.

Introduced: July 18, 2002 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health Autoimmune diseasesClinicsCommunity health servicesDepartment of Health and Human Services
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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.
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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
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 Latest action July 29, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 18, 2002
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5104: Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5104/
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