S. 717 - 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early Detection, Research and Treatment) Act
- Sponsor:
- Edward Kennedy
- Summary:
- A bill to modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early Detection, Research and Treatment) Act
S. 717 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- National Cancer Institute, Preventative care
- Summary
- A bill to modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act
- Sponsor
- Edward Kennedy
- Co-Sponsors
- Daniel Inouye
- Jeff Merkley
- Mark Warner
- Robert Menéndez
- Jeff Bingaman
- Benjamin Cardin
- Debbie Ann Stabenow
- Barbara Mikulski
- Charles Schumer
- Christopher Dodd
- Blanche Lincoln
- John Reed
- Byron Dorgan
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Kay Hutchison
- Daniel Akaka
- Robert Casey
- Bernard Sanders
- Dianne Feinstein
- Tim Johnson
- Frank Lautenberg
- Subjects
- Health
- Cancer
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug and radiation therapy
- Genetics
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Military medicine
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Nursing
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Right of privacy
- Veterans' medical care
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/26/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/26/2009 3/26/2009 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3905-3906) 3/26/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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