HRES 239 · in committee · symbolic
Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.
- healthcare
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This resolution recognizes colorectal cancer's impact and racial disparities affecting Black communities.
- Black Americans and healthcare advocates are affected by disparities in cancer outcomes.
- The resolution encourages awareness and action but does not appropriate funding or set deadlines.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What specific barriers to colorectal cancer screening and treatment do you think contribute most to the disparities this resolution highlights?
- 02
How should Congress follow up on awareness efforts raised by this resolution to actually measure changes in health outcomes?
- 03
Which groups—medical providers, insurers, public health agencies—bear responsibility for addressing the disparities described in this resolution?
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Sponsor · D-NJ-12
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
10/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-21
Joining the bill
Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original
Jahana Hayes
D-CT-5 · original
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
D-CA-37 · original
Gregory W. Meeks
D-NY-5 · original
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC · original
Ayanna Pressley
D-MA-7 · original
Terri A. Sewell
D-AL-7 · original
Bennie G. Thompson
D-MS-2 · original
Legislative timeline
2025-03-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
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