HR 1966
116th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Minority health
Public participation and lobbying
Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2021
Became Public Law No: 116-291.
Jan 5, 2021
Signed by President.
Dec 24, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec 20, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2020
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7829)
Dec 18, 2020
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 9, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7086)
Dec 9, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 9, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1966.
Dec 9, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7086-7088)
Dec 9, 2020
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 2, 2020
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1966, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to complete a study reviewing how federal agencies address barriers to participation in federally-funded cancer clinical trials by individuals from underrepresented populations and provide recommendations for addressing such barriers.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 116-291.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Cosponsors
64
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Kim, Andy
D
Meng, Grace
Murphy, Stephanie
D
Norcross, Donald
Davis, Rodney
Gonzalez, Anthony
R
Hern, Kevin
R
Moolenaar, John R.
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Luria, Elaine
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
PETERSON, COLLIN
D
Sherman, Brad
R
Meuser, Daniel
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Pappas, Chris
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Castro, Joaquin
DAVIS, SUSAN
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Demings, Val
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
HASTINGS, ALCEE
Higgins, Brian
Kennedy, Joseph
D
Levin, Mike
Levin, Andy
McKinley, David
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
O'Halleran, Tom
D
Panetta, Jimmy
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Speier, Jackie
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
Taylor, Van
D
Underwood, Lauren
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Castor, Kathy
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