HR 3807 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2017

Introduced Sep 18, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY

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Latest action · Sep 22, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 18, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to specifically include ovarian and cervical cancers in the Department of Health and Human Services' national awareness campaign about gynecologic cancers. The campaign must include public service announcements targeting low-income women.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Sep 18, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Sep 22, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 18, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Sep 18, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7429.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8442Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2020Reintroduced BillSep 29, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 18, 2017Introduced in House

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