SENATE 946116th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/28/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-28Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2019-03-28Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-28 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (7)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Doug Jones (D-AL)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Congressional oversight
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Government studies and investigations
- Medical research
- Minority health
- Public participation and lobbying
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