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HR 2729 110th 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 14, 2007 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 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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 House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 14, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 14, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 14, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY2012 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 19, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 14, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2007
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 14, 2007
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2729: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2729/
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"H.R. 2729: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2729/.
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H.R. 2729, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2729/.
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