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Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the need to provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 2, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 8, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 2, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends national and community organizations and health care providers for supplying information concerning the importance of screening for prostate cancer and the treatment options. Declares that the Federal Government and the States have a moral responsibility to ensure that health care providers supply patients with appropriate information and tools necessary to receive readily understandable information about all medically efficacious treatments for prostate cancer.

What's happening now April 8, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 669 Related bill Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the need to provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to…
  • SRES 389 Related bill A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to prostate cancer information.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 8, 2004
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 2, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 405: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the need to provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-405/
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"H. Con. Res. 405: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the need to provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-405/.
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H. Con. Res. 405, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-405/.
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[H. Con. Res. 405: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the need to provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-405/)
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