Senator Homer T. Bone introduced a bill “to control and prevent the spread of the disease of cancer”
On Apr. 2, 1937, Senator Homer T. Bone of Washington introduced S. 2067, “Authorizing the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to control and prevent the spread of the disease of cancer.”
It authorized an annual appropriation of $1 million. Congressman Warren G. Magnuson, also of Washington, introduced an identical bill (H.R. 6100) in the House.
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Source: A History of the Control Act (Internet Archive)
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