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Senate Bills - 108th Congress
Session I | Session II
S. 1909Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2003
On November 20, 2003, Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) introduced S. 1909, the Stroke Treatment
and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2003, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke. Also included in the bill is a section
addressing research. The Secretary of HHS is authorized to conduct studies on all phases of stroke
care, patient access to currently approved and newly developed stroke prevention and treatment
services, studies with respect to the effect of existing public awareness campaigns on stroke, or any
other studies that the Secretary determines are necessary or useful. S. 1909 was referred to the Senate
Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions. For similar legislation, refer to H.R. 3658.
Legislative Update (August 2004):
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act
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