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Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017

Introduced: September 5, 2018 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 2017
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Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to pay states 50% of their costs for providing education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma to individuals with sickle cell disease. (Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare kidney disease usually found in individuals with the sickle cell trait.)

What's happening now January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 148: Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-148/
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"H.R. 148: Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-148/.
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H.R. 148, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-148/.
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