S 946
116th Congress
Senate
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
Introduced: March 28, 2019
Introduced by:
Van Hollen, Chris
Democratic
· Maryland
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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