Women's Health Research and Prevention Amendments of 1998
Public Law 105-340 · S. 1722 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 31, 1998 · Health
Sponsor: Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
Cosponsors (35): Sen. Trent Lott, Sen. Jim Jeffords,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 401 yea, 1 nay401–1
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Provisions Relating to Women's Health Research at
National Institutes of Health
Title II: Provisions Relating to Women's Health at Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Women's Health Research and Prevention Amendments of 1998 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Women's Health Research at National Institutes of Health - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for programs regarding diethylstilbestrol (DES).
Mandates a program of education of health professionals and the public concerning DES. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 102) Extends the authorizations of appropriations for: (1) research on osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders; (2) breast cancer programs; and (3) programs on ovarian and other cancers of the reproductive system of women.
(Sec. 104) Mandates expansion, intensification, and coordination of research and related activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute regarding heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 105) Extends the authorization of appropriations for research on the aging processes of women.
(Sec. 106) Requires that the Director of the National Institutes of Health (currently, the Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health) appoint members of the Advisory Committee on Women's Health.
Title II: Provisions Relating to Women's Health at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Program of Cancer Registries.
(Sec. 203) Authorizes grants to States to ensure the provision to women screened for breast or cervical cancer of support services such as case management. Allows certain breast and cervical cancer programs to be carried out through grants to public and nonprofit private entities and contracts with public or private entities (currently, through grants and contracts with public or nonprofit private entities). Allows a State to give priority to a nonprofit entity over an entity that is not a nonprofit if the quality of the entities' applications are equivalent. Extends authorizations of appropriations for: (1) annual evaluations of programs relating to preventive health measures regarding breast and cervical cancers; and (2) various breast and cervical cancer preventive health measures.
(Sec. 204) Extends the authorization of appropriations for centers for research and demonstration regarding health promotion and disease prevention.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 105th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 401 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
401 yea1 nay32 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(189)
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12- Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3- Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
- Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46- Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
- Rep. Jay JohnsonD-WI-8
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5- Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12- Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4- Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
- Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
- Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
- Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
- Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
- Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(212)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49- Rep. William RedmondR-NM-3
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3- Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6- Rep. Mike ParkerR-MS-4
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
- Rep. Merrill CookR-UT-2
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonI-MO-8- Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2- Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
- Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21- Rep. Michael PappasR-NJ-12
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
- Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
- Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
- Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Rick HillR-MT
- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16- Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1- Rep. Jon ChristensenR-NE-2
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3- Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13- Rep. Vincent SnowbargerR-KS-3
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6- Rep. Mark NeumannR-WI-1
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
- Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
- Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. John EnsignR-NV-1- Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4- Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1148 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 31, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-340.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 22, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 13, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 1 (Roll No. 529).House roll call 529
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Oct 12, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Mar 6, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.