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HR 5181 110th Congress House

Robin Danielson Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other addi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome.

Introduced: January 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 29, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 29, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E104)
Jan 29, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 29, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who use those products during or before the pregnancies involved.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) collect, analyze, and make available data on toxic shock syndrome, including data on the causes of such syndrome; and (2) determine the national incidence and prevalence of such syndrome.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5181: Robin Danielson Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5181/
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"H.R. 5181: Robin Danielson Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5181/.
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H.R. 5181, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5181/.
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