JOINT MEMORIAL · 1997–98 SESSION

HJM 4006: Breast cancer research

Encouraging greater federal funding of research into finding the cause, prevention, and cure for breast cancer.

Summary

The Washington State Legislature requests the President of the United States and members of the United States Congress to work with cancer activists and recommit to eradicating breast cancer by investing $2.6 billion in breast cancer research by the year 2000.

From the House Final Bill Report (HJM 4006), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Passed Legislature Passed Legislature · filed with Secretary of State

IntroducedJan 27, 1997
Out of committee
Passed HouseJan 27, 1997
Passed SenateJan 29, 1997
FiledJan 30, 1997

Prime sponsor: Maryann Mitchell (R-30)
Introduced: January 27, 1997 in the House
Last action: January 30, 1997

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maryann Mitchell (R-30)

66 co-sponsors (34 Democrats, 32 Republicans)

Val Ogden D-49 Barry Sehlin R-10 Eric Robertson R-31 John Pennington R-18 Kathy Lambert R-45 Mike Carrell R-28 Ida Ballasiotes R-41 Renee Radcliff R-21 Jerome Delvin R-8 Steve Conway D-29 Shirley Hankins R-8 Karen Schmidt R-23 Paul Zellinsky R-23 Phil Dyer R-5 Mark Sterk R-4 Bob Sump R-7 Bill Thompson R-44 Duane Sommers R-6 Mary Lou Dickerson D-36 Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46 Eileen Cody D-11 Dawn Mason D-37 Tom Mielke R-18 Marc Boldt R-17 Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38 Pat Scott D-38 Grace Cole D-32 Peggy Johnson R-35 Linda Evans Parlette R-12 Jack Cairnes R-47 Al O'Brien D-1 Patricia Lantz D-26 Tim Hickel R-30 Dave Anderson D-10 Erik Poulsen D-34 Steve Van Luven R-48 Bill Backlund R-45 Dave Schmidt R-44 Sandra Romero D-22 Gary Alexander R-20 Dow Constantine D-34 Jeff Morris D-40 Ruth Fisher D-27 Dave Quall D-40 Ed Murray D-43 Brian Hatfield D-19 Lynn Kessler D-24 John Blalock D-33 Richard DeBolt R-20 Les Thomas R-31 Don Carlson R-49 Karen Keiser D-33 Mike Wensman R-41 Patty Butler D-32 Suzette Cooke R-47 Kelli Linville D-42 Senator D-35 Georgia Gardner D-42 Brian Sullivan D-29 Cathy Wolfe D-22 Gigi Talcott R-28 Mike Cooper D-21 Frank Chopp D-43 Jeff Gombosky D-3 Debbie Regala D-27 Mark Doumit D-19

Votes

House · Final Passage

January 27, 1997

Version voted on: HJM 4006

96 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	41	0	0	1
Republican	55	0	1	0

How each member voted

Yea (96)

Absent (1)

Bill Thompson R-44

Excused (1)

Erik Poulsen D-34

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Senate · Final Passage

January 29, 1997

Version voted on: HJM 4006

45 Yea 0 Nay 2 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	21	0	0	1
Republican	24	0	2	0

How each member voted

Yea (45)

Absent (2)

Eugene Prince R-9
Dan Swecker R-20

Excused (1)

R. Lorraine Wojahn D-27

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HJM 4006 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HJM 4006 (2025–26) Banking/Glass-Steagall act · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4006 (2023–24) SR 6/Justin R. Schaffer · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HJM 4006 (2019–20) Article V convention/rescind · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4006 (2017–18) Constitutional convention · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4006 (2015–16) New state in E. Washington · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4006 (2011–12) I-5 purple heart trail · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HJM 4006 (2009–10) Pledge of Allegiance · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4006 (2007–08) Timber on federal land · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor

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