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HRES 1422 117th Congress House

Supporting the designation of October 1, 2022, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.

Introduced: October 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
Health Commemorative events and holidaysDigestive and metabolic diseasesSurgery and anesthesia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 5, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 4, 2022
Introduced in House
Oct 4, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action October 5, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Ostomy Awareness Day. (Ostomy is a 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, or other medical conditions.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 698 Related bill Supporting the designation of October 2, 2021, as World Ostomy Day and National Ostomy Awareness Day.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 7, 2022
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 4, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1422: Supporting the designation of October 1, 2022, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1422/
MLA
"H. Res. 1422: Supporting the designation of October 1, 2022, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1422/.
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H. Res. 1422, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1422/.
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[H. Res. 1422: Supporting the designation of October 1, 2022, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1422/)
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