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

H. Con. Res. 38 · 115th Congress · Mar 22, 2017 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That Congress during Women’s History month—

(1)

celebrates the life of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who unknowingly changed the face of medical science, contributing to lasting, worldwide improvements in health;

(2)

honors Henrietta Lacks as a hero of modern medicine for her 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; and

(3)

recognizes Henrietta Lacks’ legacy, which has contributed to developments in bioethics and patient rights that benefit all people in the United States.

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Mar 22, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Adams, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Raskin) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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

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