US Congress House Resolution 234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-12)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government should: (1) maintain its commitment to ensuring access to lifesaving breast cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment services, particularly for medically underserved women, and to discovering and delivering the cures for cancer and encouraging the development of screening tools that are more accurate and less costly; and (2) increase awareness and improve education about breast cancer, the importance of early detection, and the availability of screening services for women in need.

Recognizing the importance of breast cancer early detection efforts.

Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-04-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SR144 (Related) 2011-04-13 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2454)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/234/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres234/BILLS-112hres234ih.pdf