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HR 2945 109th Congress House

Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend preventive-health and research programs with respect to prostate cancer.

Introduced: June 30, 2005 See on congress.gov
Health AuthorizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to health facilities
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Federal aid to researchGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth educationMedical screeningMedical testsNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Preventive medicineProstate cancerResearch grantsScience, Technology, Communications
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1257)
Jun 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1257)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2006-FY2010 for: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states and local health departments to carry out preventive health measures related to prostate cancer; and (2) the Director of the National Cancer Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate prostate cancer research activities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 8 Republican 3
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 5, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 7, 2006
REHBERG, DENNY
· Jul 26, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 26, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 22, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 14, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 30, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 30, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 30, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Jun 23, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Jun 17, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Jun 16, 2005
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jun 16, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Jun 16, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 16, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· Jun 16, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 16, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 16, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2945: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2945/
MLA
"H.R. 2945: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2945/.
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H.R. 2945, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2945/.
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