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HRES 213 115th Congress House

Expressing support for designation of October 17, 2017, as the "National Vitiligo Awareness Day".

Introduced: March 21, 2017 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Health Commemorative events and holidaysHealth promotion and preventive careMusculoskeletal and skin diseases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the designation of National Vitiligo Awareness Day. (Vitiligo is a condition in which skin color is lost in patches.)

Recognizes the importance of providing support for individuals diagnosed with vitiligo.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 757 Related bill Expressing support for the designation of October 17 as "National Vitiligo Awareness Day".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 28, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 28, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 21, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 21, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 21, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 21, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 213: Expressing support for designation of October 17, 2017, as the "National Vitiligo Awareness Day".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-213/
MLA
"H. Res. 213: Expressing support for designation of October 17, 2017, as the "National Vitiligo Awareness Day".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-213/.
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H. Res. 213, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-213/.
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[H. Res. 213: Expressing support for designation of October 17, 2017, as the "National Vitiligo Awareness Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-213/)
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