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A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to States for programs to identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women, to establish a voluntary…

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A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to States for programs to identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women, to establish a voluntary registry of such women and children, to provide screening of such women and children for cancer related to such drug, and to provide information respecting the health hazards of such drug.

Introduced: May 25, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 1, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 25, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 25, 1983
Introduced in House
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Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of grants to: (1) identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and their children; (2) establish a voluntary registry of such women and children; (3) provide them with periodic cancer screening; and (4) provide health personnel with information respecting the health hazards of such drug.

What's happening now June 1, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 11, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3141: A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to States for programs to identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women, to establish a voluntary registry of such women and children, to provide screening of such women and children for cancer related to such drug, and to provide information respecting the health hazards of such drug.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3141/
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"H.R. 3141: A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to States for programs to identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women, to establish a voluntary registry of such women and children, to provide screening of such women and children for cancer related to such drug, and to provide information respecting the health hazards of such drug.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3141/.
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H.R. 3141, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3141/.
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[H.R. 3141: A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to States for programs to identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women, to establish a voluntary registry of such women and children, to provide screening of such women and children for cancer related to such drug, and to provide information respecting the health hazards of such drug.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3141/)
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