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HRES 242 117th Congress House Health Cancer Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority health Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations

Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.

Introduced: March 16, 2021 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution acknowledges racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer, particularly in the Black community, and encourages actions to address those disparities.

What's happening now March 16, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 17
D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 16, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Mar 16, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 16, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 16, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Mar 16, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 16, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 242: Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-242/
MLA
"H. Res. 242: Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-242/.
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H. Res. 242, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-242/.
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[H. Res. 242: Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-242/)
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