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HRES 860 116th Congress House

Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis and supporting the recognition of February 2020 as…

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Official title: Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis and supporting the recognition of February 2020 as "American Heart Month".

Introduced: February 14, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 14, 2020
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 Latest action February 14, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the recognition of American Heart Month to bring awareness to the cardiovascular disease public health crisis in the United States and abroad.

 

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All 3 Democratic 3
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 21, 2020
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 21, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 14, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 860: Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis and supporting the recognition of February 2020 as "American Heart Month".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-860/
MLA
"H. Res. 860: Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis and supporting the recognition of February 2020 as "American Heart Month".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-860/.
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H. Res. 860, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-860/.
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[H. Res. 860: Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis and supporting the recognition of February 2020 as "American Heart Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-860/)
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