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HRES 601 116th Congress House Health Commemorative events and holidays Digestive and metabolic diseases Health technology, devices, supplies Surgery and anesthesia

Supporting the designation of October 5, 2019, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.

Introduced: September 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Sep 26, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Ostomy Awareness Day. (Ostomy is type of surgery that creates an opening in the abdomen that allows for the removal of bodily waste when an individual has lost normal functions of the digestive or urinary systems due to birth defects, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and other medical conditions.)

What's happening now September 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1176 Identical bill Supporting the designation of October 3, 2020, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 26, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 26, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 26, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 601: Supporting the designation of October 5, 2019, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-601/
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"H. Res. 601: Supporting the designation of October 5, 2019, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-601/.
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H. Res. 601, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-601/.
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[H. Res. 601: Supporting the designation of October 5, 2019, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-601/)
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