HRES 458
114th Congress
House
Health
Congressional tributes
Department of Health and Human Services
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Women's health
Celebrating 25 years of success from the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health.
Introduced: October 1, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 1, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commends the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its work over the past 25 years to improve and save the lives of women worldwide. Expresses that the ORWH must remain intact for this and future generations.
Recognizes that there remain striking sex and gender differences among many diseases and conditions on which the ORWH should continue to focus.
Encourages the ORWH to continue to focus on ensuring that NIH supports biomedical research that considers sex as a biological variable.
Encourages the NIH to continue to consult and involve the ORWH on all matters related to the influence of sex and gender on health.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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