Bill Title: Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating additional funds for research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. [HR346 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

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Representative Dan Burton [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Payne [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jerrold Nadler [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Moran [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dennis Moore [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-KS-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Marcy Kaptur [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Israel [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Laura Richardson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bobby Rush [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Scott [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregory Meeks [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sanford Bishop [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Wu [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Melvin Watt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Albio Sires [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jose Serrano [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Scott [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rush Holt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Al Green [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Keith Ellison [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Timothy Bishop [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Howard Berman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-28	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shelley Berkley [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NV-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tammy Baldwin [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Janice Schakowsky [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Pascrell [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ruben Hinojosa [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Corrine Brown [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative G. Butterfield [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Capuano [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donna Edwards [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lloyd Doggett [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Danny Davis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elijah Cummings [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Clyburn [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lacy Clay [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Yvette Clarke [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donna Christensen [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VI	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Edolphus Towns [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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