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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. 4/3/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities to conduct collaborative multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research on environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. Requires grantees to: (1) include community organizations representing a broad geographical area; (2) be a consortium of cooperating institutions and community groups; and (3) be supported [...] show full description
- 04/03/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 04/03/2008 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
- 03/13/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 03/05/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 9:30 a.m.
- 02/14/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 10:00 a.m.
show all actions- 04/03/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 04/03/2008 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
- 03/13/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 03/05/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 9:30 a.m.
- 02/14/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 10:00 a.m.
- 12/12/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 10:00 a.m.
- 08/01/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. S-211. 10:00 a.m.
- 07/26/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-325. 9:30 a.m.
- 07/25/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-106. 10:00 a.m.
- 02/14/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1960)
- 02/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1960-1961)
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