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HCONRES 403 110th Congress House

Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of…

Official title: Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Ass… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes: (1) the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of American Medical Association (AMA) to the National Medical Association (NMA) for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings; (2) the efforts of Dr. W. Montague Cobb, former president of the NMA, to break down the racial prejudices at the AMA that led to its full integration; and (3) Shaw University's Leonard Medical School and other historically black colleges and universities for their role in training African-American doctors.

Encourages more African-Americans to work in medicine and become doctors, nurses, and researchers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 403: Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-403/
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"H. Con. Res. 403: Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-403/.
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H. Con. Res. 403, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-403/.
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[H. Con. Res. 403: Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-403/)
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