To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study on barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials.
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116th Congress (2019–2021)
Introduced on Mar 28, 2019
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 28, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
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H.R. 1966 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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