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S. 946

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A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study on barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials.
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Committee
Latest Action · March 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
March 28, 2019
Sponsor
Sen. Chris Van HollenD
Cosponsors (7)
6D 1R
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Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to complete a study reviewing how federal agencies address barriers to participation in federally-funded cancer clinical trials by individuals from underrepresented populations and provide recommendations for addressing such barriers.

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