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HRES 180 113th Congress House

Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing support for the designation of April 25, 2013, as "DNA…

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Official title: Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing support for the designation of April 25, 2013, as "DNA Day".

Introduced: April 25, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 25, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E548-549)
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years.

Honors the 60th anniversary of the outstanding accomplishment of describing the structure of DNA and the 10th anniversary of completing the Human Genome Project.

Expresses support for the designation of DNA Day.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
Eshoo, Anna
· Apr 26, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 26, 2013
Burgess, Michael
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2013
Speier, Jackie
· Apr 25, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 180: Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing support for the designation of April 25, 2013, as "DNA Day".. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-180/
MLA
"H. Res. 180: Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing support for the designation of April 25, 2013, as "DNA Day".." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-180/.
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H. Res. 180, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-180/.
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[H. Res. 180: Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing support for the designation of April 25, 2013, as "DNA Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-180/)
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