HRES 288 110th 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 additional funds…

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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 additional funds for research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection.

Introduced: March 29, 2007 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Mar 30, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 29, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 29, 2007

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that prostate cancer has created a health crisis for African American men. Urges federal agencies to designate additional funds for research and education, awareness, and early detection efforts at the grassroots levels to end such crisis.

What's happening now March 30, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee

Cosponsors 24

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2007

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Mar 29, 2007

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Mar 29, 2007

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Mar 29, 2007

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Mar 29, 2007

Cuellar, Henry

Texas · Mar 29, 2007

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Mar 29, 2007

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Mar 29, 2007

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Mar 29, 2007

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Mar 29, 2007

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2007

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Mar 29, 2007

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2007

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Mar 29, 2007

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2007

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Mar 29, 2007

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Mar 29, 2007

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Mar 29, 2007

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Mar 29, 2007

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Mar 29, 2007

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Mar 29, 2007

Waters, Maxine

California · Mar 29, 2007

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 288: 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 additional funds for research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-288/

MLA

"H. Res. 288: 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 additional funds for research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-288/.

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H. Res. 288, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-288/.

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