HRES 1073
109th Congress
House
Health
Blacks
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Health education
Medical research
Minorities
Minority health
Preventive medicine
Prostate cancer
Science, Technology, Communications
Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how that disease affects African American men.
Introduced: September 29, 2006
Introduced by:
Meeks, Gregory W.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 29, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recognizes that prostate cancer has created a health crisis for African American men.
Declares the critical importance of the designation of increased funding for: (1) research to address and attempt to end the health crisis; and (2) efforts relating to education, awareness, and early detection at the grassroots levels to end the health crisis.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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