SRES 242 114th Congress Senate Health Congressional tributes Department of Health and Human Services Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Women's health

A resolution celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health.

Introduced: August 5, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Sep 16, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6676-6677)

Sep 16, 2015

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6676-6677)

Sep 16, 2015

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6676-6677)

Sep 16, 2015

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6676-6677)

Aug 5, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6401-6402)

Aug 5, 2015

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 3

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3 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 2,665	–	To amend the title.	Agreed to	Sep 16, 2015
SAMDT 2,664	–	To amend the preamble.	Agreed to	Sep 16, 2015
SAMDT 2,663	–	To amend the resolving clause.	Agreed to	Sep 16, 2015

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 16, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6676-6677)

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 13

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Sep 9, 2015

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Sep 9, 2015

Ernst, Joni

Iowa · Sep 9, 2015

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · Sep 9, 2015

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Sep 9, 2015

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Sep 9, 2015

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2015

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 8, 2015

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Sep 8, 2015

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Sep 8, 2015

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Sep 8, 2015

Murray, Patty

Washington · Sep 8, 2015

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Aug 5, 2015

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