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HR 2949 111th 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 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health CancerDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth programs administration and funding
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
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Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 18, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 19, 2009

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 FY2015 for: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2949: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2949/
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"H.R. 2949: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2949/.
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H.R. 2949, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2949/.
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[H.R. 2949: Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2949/)
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