Bill Proposed to Create Mesothelioma Registry
On July 29, 2015, U.S. Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. introduced H.R. 3284, a bipartisan bill to create a mesothelioma patient registry. This bill is named the Mary Jo Lawyer-Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 in honor of Mary Jo Lawyer-Spano, who along with her father contracted mesothelioma and died from its effects. Her sister, …