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Introduced
03/28/2019
03/28/2019
In Committee
03/29/2019
03/29/2019
Crossed Over
12/10/2020
12/10/2020
Passed
12/24/2020
12/24/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/05/2021
01/05/2021
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study on barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials. 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019, directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have traditionally been underrepresented in such trials. The study will review the actions taken by federal agencies to address these barriers, identify any challenges in implementing such actions, and recommend additional steps that can be taken to improve participation in these clinical trials by underrepresented populations. The bill aims to address longstanding issues of underrepresentation in medical research, which have contributed to disparities in healthcare outcomes.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (79)
Elijah Cummings (D)*,
Karen Bass (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Rodney Davis (R),
Susan Davis (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Val Demings (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Abby Finkenauer (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Kevin Hern (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Elaine Luria (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
David McKinley (R),
Grace Meng (D),
Dan Meuser (R),
John Moolenaar (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Van Taylor (R),
Bennie Thompson (D),
David Trone (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Became Public Law No: 116-291. (on 01/05/2021)
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