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H.R. 2231 (109th)

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 May 2005

Last action

25 October 2005 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2175-2176)

Sponsors

Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]

Subjects

Healthcare, Environment

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Environment

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Summary

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of not more than eight centers to conduct multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research on environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. Requires each such center to: (1) be known as a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Center of Excellence; (2) establish ongoing collaborations with community organizations; (3) be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions; (4) be supported under this Act for a period of not more than five years with additional periods allowed after review and recommendation; and (5) use innovative approaches to study unexplored areas of the environment and breast cancer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Panel to make recommendations for and to review grants awarded under this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 10 May 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 May 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 May 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 May 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 25 October 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2175-2176)

    Source: IntroReferral

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