HRES 114 · 116th Congress · Health

Expressing support for the designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.

Introduced 2019-02-08· Sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2019-02-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This resolution expresses support for the designation of DIPG Awareness Day. (DIPG is diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a terminal childhood brain cancer.) It also encourages public and private sources of research funding to elevate their consideration of the mortality rate of a type of cancer as well as the life years lost as factors considered during the grant application process.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans