HCONRES 403
110th Congress
House
Commemorations
Black colleges
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Congressional tributes
Education
Executives
Health
Higher education
Medical associations
Medical education
Minorities
Minority education
Physicians
Racial discrimination
Racism
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
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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