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HRES 346 111th Congress House

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…

Official title: Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: April 21, 2009 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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  • SRES 191 Related bill A resolution recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportion…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 9, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 9, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 9, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 21, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 346: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-346/
MLA
"H. Res. 346: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-346/.
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H. Res. 346, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-346/.
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[H. Res. 346: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-346/)
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