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HR 2231 109th Congress House

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.

Introduced: May 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
Health Breast cancerCommunity organizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public Finance
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2175-2176)
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 25, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2175-2176)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of not more than eight centers to conduct multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research on environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. Requires each such center to: (1) be known as a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Center of Excellence; (2) establish ongoing collaborations with community organizations; (3) be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions; (4) be supported under this Act for a period of not more than five years with additional periods allowed after review and recommendation; and (5) use innovative approaches to study unexplored areas of the environment and breast cancer.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Panel to make recommendations for and to review grants awarded under this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 75
All 75 Democratic 34 Republican 5 Independent 1
TANNER, JOHN
· Nov 15, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Nov 15, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 28, 2006
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 28, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Jul 27, 2006
Cardoza, Dennis
· Jun 15, 2006
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Jun 7, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Jun 7, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Jun 7, 2006
EDWARDS, CHET
· May 25, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 25, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· May 17, 2006
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 17, 2006
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· May 17, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 17, 2006
Salazar, John
· May 17, 2006
WATT, MELVIN
· May 17, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· May 10, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 10, 2006
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· May 10, 2006
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 10, 2006
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· May 10, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 10, 2006
Ryan, Paul
· May 10, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 25, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2006
SPRATT, JOHN
· Mar 1, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Feb 1, 2006
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Nov 17, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 9, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 9, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Nov 9, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 9, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 28, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 28, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Oct 28, 2005
Chandler, Ben
· Oct 25, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· Oct 25, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 20, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 18, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 6, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Sep 21, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 6, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Jul 19, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 19, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2005
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Jul 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2231: Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2231/
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"H.R. 2231: Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2231/.
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H.R. 2231, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2231/.
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