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HRES 1053 111th Congress House Health Cancer Health promotion and preventive care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Women's health

Recognizing that women are equally affected by colon cancer.

Introduced: February 2, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 3, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes: (1) that women are equally affected by colon cancer; and (2) the importance of colon health in women and of detecting colon cancer in its earliest stages.

Urges women to: (1) regularly undergo diagnostic screening for colon cancer as recommended by their doctors; and (2) exercise regularly and eat a healthy and well-balanced diet to reduce the risk of colon cancer.

What's happening now February 3, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 19, 2010
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 17, 2010
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 17, 2010
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2010
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1053: Recognizing that women are equally affected by colon cancer.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1053/
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