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Senate Bills - 108th Congress
Session I | Session II
S. 1087Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2003
On May 20, 2003, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) introduced S. 1087, the
Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2003. This legislation would
authorize a doubling of Federal funding for uterine fibroid research at NIH and
coordinate the efforts through the Office of Research on Women's Health. More
specifically, this legislation will authorize $10 million in Federal funding
for uterine fibroid research each year for 5 years. The bill would also fund
a public education campaign on the condition. S. 1087 was referred to the
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. H.R. 2157,
identical legislation, was introduced on May 20 by Representative Stephanie
Tubbs Jones (D-OH) and was referred to the House Committee on Energy and
Commerce.
Legislative Update (December 2003):
Women's Health
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