H.Con.Res. 38: Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks during Women's History Month.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-22 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks during Women's History Month.

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Celebrates, during Women's History Month, the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks. Honors Lacks as a hero of modern medicine for contributions to the medical discoveries resulting from her HeLa cells, which helped make possible some of the most important medical advances of the last century. Recognizes her legacy, which has contributed to developments in bioethics and patient rights.

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Official text

Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks during Women's History Month.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 42 cosponsors

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Dwight Evans (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Adam Smith (D-WA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hconres38.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hconres38 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115