HR 6383 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2020

Introduced Mar 24, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Yvette D. Clarke D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 24, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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. IntroducedMar 24, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2020

This bill directs specified components of the Department of Health and Human Services to take certain actions to address uterine fibroids (i.e., muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus and may cause pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and reproductive issues).

Specifically, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), working through the Office of Research on Women's Health, must undertake research activities on uterine fibroids. In carrying out this research, the office must coordinate with specified components of the NIH and other federal agencies.

In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must (1) collect data from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program about treatment and services related to uterine fibroids, and (2) develop a report in coordination with federal partners on federal and state expenditures for these treatments and services.

Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must disseminate information about uterine fibroids, including the elevated risk for minority women and information regarding available treatments. Specifically, the CDC shall disseminate the information to the public, while HRSA and AHRQ shall disseminate it to health care providers.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2020 to Nov 17, 2020; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-GADavid ScottOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 24, 2020
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-CAKaren BassOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 24, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalMar 24, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoJun 15, 2020
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasJun 15, 2020
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 15, 2020
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 15, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 15, 2020
D-CATony CárdenasJun 15, 2020
D-NVDina TitusJul 9, 2020
D-AZRuben GallegoJul 9, 2020
D-TXVicente GonzalezJul 9, 2020
D-GALucy McBathAug 28, 2020
D-ALTerri A. SewellNov 17, 2020

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 Mar 24, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 24, 2020Referred 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 1 Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 58, March 24, 2020, page H1722.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4397Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2020Identical billAug 3, 2020

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2020Introduced in House

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