HRES 989 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies in the United States should be equitable and based on science.

Introduced Jun 1, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 1, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedJun 1, 2020
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies should be grounded in science, minimize deferral periods, and allow donations by all those who can safely make them.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2020 to Oct 1, 2020, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-NHChris PappasOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-MIAndy LevinJun 18, 2020
D-MEChellie PingreeJun 18, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoJun 18, 2020
D-HIEd CaseJun 18, 2020
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJun 18, 2020
D-CAEric SwalwellJun 18, 2020
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyJun 18, 2020
D-NYGrace MengJun 18, 2020
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Actions 2

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  1. Jun 1, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jun 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

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

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  1. Jun 1, 2020Introduced in House

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