HR 1966 116th Congress

Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019

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Became Public Law No: 116-291.

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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.
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.
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.
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.

Actions

2021-01-05T00:00:00

Became Public Law No: 116-291.

2021-01-05T00:00:00

Became Public Law No: 116-291.

2021-01-05T00:00:00

Signed by President.

2021-01-05T00:00:00

Signed by President.

2020-12-24T00:00:00

Presented to President.

2020-12-24T00:00:00

Presented to President.

2020-12-20T00:00:00

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

2020-12-18T00:00:00

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

2020-12-18T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

2020-12-18T00:00:00

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7829)

2020-12-18T00:00:00

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

2020-12-10T00:00:00

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

2020-12-09T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2020-12-09T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7086)

2020-12-09T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

2020-12-09T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1966.

2020-12-09T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7086-7088)

2020-12-09T00:00:00

Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2020-10-02T00:00:00

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1966, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

2019-03-29T00:00:00

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2019-03-29T00:00:00

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

2019-03-28T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2019-03-28T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2019-03-28T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2019-03-28T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2019-03-28T00:00:00

Introduced in House

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Health

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