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Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6637 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
  • HR 1966 Identical bill Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Oct 22, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 23, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 17, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 946: Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-946/
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