Senate Bills - 108th Congress

S. 1087—Uterine 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