United States · Bill · S
S. 946 (116th)
Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
Introduced
28 March 2019
Last action
28 March 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
28 March 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
- related to ← Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/946
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/946
- us · 116-s-946 · source updated 5 December 2025