S. 717 - 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early Detection, Research and Treatment) Act

National Cancer Institute, Preventative care - Health. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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.
There have been no votes on this bill.

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
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
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    Major Actions
    Introduced3/26/2009
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced3/26/2009
    3/26/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3905-3906)
    3/26/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2004 For $444,554 Against $0
    2. March - April 2004 For $547,555 Against $0
    3. May - June 2004 For $729,194 Against $0
    4. July - August 2004 For $541,814 Against $0
    5. September - October 2004 For $947,158 Against $0
    6. November - December 2004 For $141,566 Against $0
    7. January - February 2005 For $207,393 Against $0
    8. March - April 2005 For $471,887 Against $0
    9. May - June 2005 For $492,726 Against $0
    10. July - August 2005 For $257,268 Against $0
    11. September - October 2005 For $482,721 Against $0
    12. November - December 2005 For $397,504 Against $0
    13. January - February 2006 For $204,120 Against $0
    14. March - April 2006 For $582,907 Against $0
    15. May - June 2006 For $637,737 Against $0
    16. July - August 2006 For $575,351 Against $0
    17. September - October 2006 For $986,173 Against $0
    18. November - December 2006 For $190,873 Against $0
    19. January - February 2007 For $268,587 Against $0
    20. March - April 2007 For $581,467 Against $0
    21. May - June 2007 For $782,253 Against $0
    22. July - August 2007 For $420,312 Against $0
    23. September - October 2007 For $624,252 Against $0
    24. November - December 2007 For $721,773 Against $0
    25. January - February 2008 For $454,445 Against $0
    26. March - April 2008 For $811,851 Against $0
    27. May - June 2008 For $860,163 Against $0
    28. July - August 2008 For $466,879 Against $0
    29. September - October 2008 For $1,056,239 Against $0
    30. November - December 2008 For $250,245 Against $0
    31. January - February 2009 For $256,075 Against $0
    32. March - April 2009 For $807,500 Against $0
    33. May - June 2009 For $802,100 Against $0
    34. July - August 2009 For $460,921 Against $0
    35. September - October 2009 For $390,582 Against $0
    36. November - December 2009 For $81,900 Against $0

    Votes

      15 Organizations Support and 0 Oppose; See Which Ones

      Organizations that took a position on
      21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early Detection, Research and Treatment) Act

      15 organizations support this bill

      American Association of Cancer Research
      (2009, April 0). AACR. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      American Cancer Society
      (n.d.). ACS Action Alert. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      American Gastroenterological Association
      (n.d.). AGA Action Alert. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      American Society of Clinical Oncology
      (2009, March 27). ASCO Press Release. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Colorectal Cancer Coalition
      (2009, April 1). C3 Letter to Kennedy. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Friends of Cancer Research
      (n.d.). FOCR Support. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Karmanos Cancer Institute
      (2009, April 1). Karmanos News Article. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      LiveStrong: The Lance Amstrong Foundation
      (n.d.). Livestrong Action Alert. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Lung Cancer Alliance
      (n.d.). LCA support. Retrieved May 19, 2009, from .
      National Association of Social Workers
      (n.d.). NASW Advocacy Page. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
      (n.d.). PanCan. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Prevent Cancer Foundation
      (2009, March 30). Prevent Cancer Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Prostate Cancer Foundation
      (n.d.). PCF Support. Retrieved May 19, 2009, from .
      Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
      (n.d.). SGO Support. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from .
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure
      (n.d.). Komen Support. Retrieved May 19, 2009, from .

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      Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MAPLight.org, January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2009.
      Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

      Contributions By Legislator

      Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Support
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Oppose
      Aanestad, SamRCA-4$43,650$0
      Akaka, DanielDHI$25,500$0
      Alexander, LamarRTN$289,811$0
      Alquist, ElaineDCA-13$27,386$0
      Ashburn, RoyRCA-18$5,900$0
      Barrasso, JohnRWY$231,150$0
      Baucus, MaxDMT$608,853$0
      Bayh, EvanDIN$113,651$0
      Begich, MarkDAK$40,650$0
      Bennet, MichaelDCO$28,968$0
      Bennett, RobertRUT$28,000$0
      Bingaman, JeffDNM$146,057$0
      Bond, ChristopherRMO$92,649$0
      Boxer, BarbaraDCA$147,275$0
      Brown, ScottRMA$6,750$0
      Brown, SherrodDOH$534,108$0
      Brownback, SamuelRKS$28,950$0
      Bunning, JimRKY$167,170$0
      Burr, RichardRNC$409,025$0
      Burris, RolandDIL$1,000$0
      Byrd, RobertDWV$56,250$0
      Calderon, RonDCA-30$25,300$0
      Cantwell, MariaDWA$122,091$0
      Cardin, BenjaminDMD$329,224$0
      Carper, ThomasDDE$64,570$0
      Casey, RobertDPA$174,899$0
      Cedillo, GilbertDCA-22$15,049$0
      Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$289,600$0
      Coburn, ThomasROK$283,545$0
      Cochran, ThadRMS$35,500$0
      Cogdill, DaveRCA-14$30,775$0
      Collins, SusanRME$203,436$0
      Conrad, KentDND$258,642$0
      Corbett, EllenDCA-10$27,100$0
      Corker, BobRTN$395,560$0
      Cornyn, JohnRTX$528,610$0
      Correa, LouDCA-34$22,400$0
      Crapo, MichaelRID$119,900$0
      DeMint, JimRSC$441,090$0
      DeSaulnier, MarkDCA-7$3,950$0
      Denham, JeffRCA-12$15,000$0
      Dodd, ChristopherDCT$156,500$0
      Dorgan, ByronDND$97,350$0
      Ducheny, DeniseDCA-40$10,328$0
      Durbin, RichardDIL$249,274$0
      Dutton, RobertRCA-31$21,660$0
      Ensign, JohnRNV$180,000$0
      Enzi, MichaelRWY$96,999$0
      Feingold, RussellDWI$183,074$0
      Feinstein, DianneDCA$110,691$0
      Florez, DeanDCA-16$10,650$0
      Franken, AlDMN$94,939$0
      Gillibrand, KirstenDNY$109,850$0
      Graham, LindseyRSC$131,838$0
      Grassley, CharlesRIA$410,236$0
      Gregg, JuddRNH$91,463$0
      Hagan, KayDNC$75,250$0
      Hancock, LoniDCA-9$13,900$0
      Harkin, ThomasDIA$314,499$0
      Harman, TomRCA-35$29,750$0
      Hatch, OrrinRUT$252,201$0
      Hollingsworth, DennisRCA-36$500$0
      Huff, BobRCA-29$20,250$0
      Hutchison, KayRTX$139,850$0
      Inhofe, JamesROK$74,500$0
      Inouye, DanielDHI$63,900$0
      Isakson, JohnRGA$204,250$0
      Johanns, MikeRNE$62,527$0
      Johnson, TimDSD$104,289$0
      Kaufman, EdwardDDE$0$0
      Kehoe, ChristineDCA-39$20,465$0
      Kerry, JohnDMA$126,790$0
      Klobuchar, AmyDMN$135,200$0
      Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
      Kyl, JonRAZ$526,969$0
      Landrieu, MaryDLA$221,438$0
      Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$67,950$0
      LeMieux, GeorgeRFL$0$0
      Leahy, PatrickDVT$27,950$0
      Leno, MarkDCA-3$37,150$0
      Levin, CarlDMI$129,121$0
      Lieberman, JosephICT$189,300$0
      Lincoln, BlancheDAR$319,420$0
      Liu, CarolDCA-21$1,750$0
      Lugar, RichardRIN$46,250$0
      Maldonado, AbelRCA-15$26,750$0
      McCain, JohnRAZ$43,750$0
      McCaskill, ClaireDMO$162,850$0
      McConnell, MitchRKY$627,050$0
      Menéndez, RobertDNJ$222,600$0
      Merkley, JeffDOR$37,350$0
      Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$123,071$0
      Murkowski, LisaRAK$112,250$0
      Murray, PattyDWA$189,100$0
      Negrete McLeod, GloriaDCA-32$29,000$0
      Nelson, BenDNE$241,527$0
      Nelson, BillDFL$263,950$0
      Oropeza, JennyDCA-28$6,610$0
      Padilla, AlexDCA-20$23,200$0
      Pavley, FranDCA-23$3,150$0
      Price, CurrenDCA-26$6,200$0
      Pryor, MarkDAR$77,500$0
      Reed, JohnDRI$113,700$0
      Reid, HarryDNV$496,500$0
      Risch, JamesRID$34,500$0
      Roberts, PatRKS$242,600$0
      Rockefeller, JohnDWV$241,650$0
      Romero, GloriaDCA-24$5,500$0
      Runner, GeorgeRCA-17$19,375$0
      Sanders, BernardIVT$29,354$0
      Schumer, CharlesDNY$253,500$0
      Sessions, JeffersonRAL$180,410$0
      Shaheen, JeanneDNH$81,949$0
      Shelby, RichardRAL$64,250$0
      Simitian, S.DCA-11$26,350$0
      Snowe, OlympiaRME$175,224$0
      Specter, ArlenDPA$810,078$0
      Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$377,002$0
      Steinberg, DarrellDCA-6$87,576$0
      Strickland, TonyRCA-19$18,400$0
      Tester, JonDMT$72,400$0
      Thune, JohnRSD$353,555$0
      Udall, MarkDCO$173,025$0
      Udall, TomDNM$80,675$0
      Vitter, DavidRLA$311,095$0
      Voinovich, GeorgeROH$165,700$0
      Walters, MimiRCA-33$27,150$0
      Warner, MarkDVA$183,549$0
      Webb, JimDVA$46,250$0
      Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$27,200$0
      Wicker, RogerRMS$191,025$0
      Wiggins, PatriciaDCA-2$3,600$0
      Wolk, LoisDCA-5$24,110$0
      Wright, RoderickDCA-25$3,000$0
      Wyden, RonDOR$189,946$0
      Wyland, MarkRCA-38$12,250$0
      Yee, LelandDCA-8$38,425$0

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      NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Support
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Oppose
      Aanestad, SamRCA-4$43,650$0
      Akaka, DanielDHI$25,500$0
      Alexander, LamarRTN$289,811$0
      Alquist, ElaineDCA-13$27,386$0
      Ashburn, RoyRCA-18$5,900$0
      Barrasso, JohnRWY$231,150$0
      Baucus, MaxDMT$608,853$0
      Bayh, EvanDIN$113,651$0
      Begich, MarkDAK$40,650$0
      Bennet, MichaelDCO$28,968$0
      Bennett, RobertRUT$28,000$0
      Bingaman, JeffDNM$146,057$0
      Bond, ChristopherRMO$92,649$0
      Boxer, BarbaraDCA$147,275$0
      Brown, ScottRMA$6,750$0
      Brown, SherrodDOH$534,108$0
      Brownback, SamuelRKS$28,950$0
      Bunning, JimRKY$167,170$0
      Burr, RichardRNC$409,025$0
      Burris, RolandDIL$1,000$0
      Byrd, RobertDWV$56,250$0
      Calderon, RonDCA-30$25,300$0
      Cantwell, MariaDWA$122,091$0
      Cardin, BenjaminDMD$329,224$0
      Carper, ThomasDDE$64,570$0
      Casey, RobertDPA$174,899$0
      Cedillo, GilbertDCA-22$15,049$0
      Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$289,600$0
      Coburn, ThomasROK$283,545$0
      Cochran, ThadRMS$35,500$0
      Cogdill, DaveRCA-14$30,775$0
      Collins, SusanRME$203,436$0
      Conrad, KentDND$258,642$0
      Corbett, EllenDCA-10$27,100$0
      Corker, BobRTN$395,560$0
      Cornyn, JohnRTX$528,610$0
      Correa, LouDCA-34$22,400$0
      Crapo, MichaelRID$119,900$0
      DeMint, JimRSC$441,090$0
      DeSaulnier, MarkDCA-7$3,950$0
      Denham, JeffRCA-12$15,000$0
      Dodd, ChristopherDCT$156,500$0
      Dorgan, ByronDND$97,350$0
      Ducheny, DeniseDCA-40$10,328$0
      Durbin, RichardDIL$249,274$0
      Dutton, RobertRCA-31$21,660$0
      Ensign, JohnRNV$180,000$0
      Enzi, MichaelRWY$96,999$0
      Feingold, RussellDWI$183,074$0
      Feinstein, DianneDCA$110,691$0
      Florez, DeanDCA-16$10,650$0
      Franken, AlDMN$94,939$0
      Gillibrand, KirstenDNY$109,850$0
      Graham, LindseyRSC$131,838$0
      Grassley, CharlesRIA$410,236$0
      Gregg, JuddRNH$91,463$0
      Hagan, KayDNC$75,250$0
      Hancock, LoniDCA-9$13,900$0
      Harkin, ThomasDIA$314,499$0
      Harman, TomRCA-35$29,750$0
      Hatch, OrrinRUT$252,201$0
      Hollingsworth, DennisRCA-36$500$0
      Huff, BobRCA-29$20,250$0
      Hutchison, KayRTX$139,850$0
      Inhofe, JamesROK$74,500$0
      Inouye, DanielDHI$63,900$0
      Isakson, JohnRGA$204,250$0
      Johanns, MikeRNE$62,527$0
      Johnson, TimDSD$104,289$0
      Kaufman, EdwardDDE$0$0
      Kehoe, ChristineDCA-39$20,465$0
      Kerry, JohnDMA$126,790$0
      Klobuchar, AmyDMN$135,200$0
      Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
      Kyl, JonRAZ$526,969$0
      Landrieu, MaryDLA$221,438$0
      Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$67,950$0
      LeMieux, GeorgeRFL$0$0
      Leahy, PatrickDVT$27,950$0
      Leno, MarkDCA-3$37,150$0
      Levin, CarlDMI$129,121$0
      Lieberman, JosephICT$189,300$0
      Lincoln, BlancheDAR$319,420$0
      Liu, CarolDCA-21$1,750$0
      Lugar, RichardRIN$46,250$0
      Maldonado, AbelRCA-15$26,750$0
      McCain, JohnRAZ$43,750$0
      McCaskill, ClaireDMO$162,850$0
      McConnell, MitchRKY$627,050$0
      Menéndez, RobertDNJ$222,600$0
      Merkley, JeffDOR$37,350$0
      Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$123,071$0
      Murkowski, LisaRAK$112,250$0
      Murray, PattyDWA$189,100$0
      Negrete McLeod, GloriaDCA-32$29,000$0
      Nelson, BenDNE$241,527$0
      Nelson, BillDFL$263,950$0
      Oropeza, JennyDCA-28$6,610$0
      Padilla, AlexDCA-20$23,200$0
      Pavley, FranDCA-23$3,150$0
      Price, CurrenDCA-26$6,200$0
      Pryor, MarkDAR$77,500$0
      Reed, JohnDRI$113,700$0
      Reid, HarryDNV$496,500$0
      Risch, JamesRID$34,500$0
      Roberts, PatRKS$242,600$0
      Rockefeller, JohnDWV$241,650$0
      Romero, GloriaDCA-24$5,500$0
      Runner, GeorgeRCA-17$19,375$0
      Sanders, BernardIVT$29,354$0
      Schumer, CharlesDNY$253,500$0
      Sessions, JeffersonRAL$180,410$0
      Shaheen, JeanneDNH$81,949$0
      Shelby, RichardRAL$64,250$0
      Simitian, S.DCA-11$26,350$0
      Snowe, OlympiaRME$175,224$0
      Specter, ArlenDPA$810,078$0
      Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$377,002$0
      Steinberg, DarrellDCA-6$87,576$0
      Strickland, TonyRCA-19$18,400$0
      Tester, JonDMT$72,400$0
      Thune, JohnRSD$353,555$0
      Udall, MarkDCO$173,025$0
      Udall, TomDNM$80,675$0
      Vitter, DavidRLA$311,095$0
      Voinovich, GeorgeROH$165,700$0
      Walters, MimiRCA-33$27,150$0
      Warner, MarkDVA$183,549$0
      Webb, JimDVA$46,250$0
      Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$27,200$0
      Wicker, RogerRMS$191,025$0
      Wiggins, PatriciaDCA-2$3,600$0
      Wolk, LoisDCA-5$24,110$0
      Wright, RoderickDCA-25$3,000$0
      Wyden, RonDOR$189,946$0
      Wyland, MarkRCA-38$12,250$0
      Yee, LelandDCA-8$38,425$0

      Interest Groups that support this bill

      $ Donated
      Other physician specialists$8,879,918
      Hospitals$5,887,031
      Health, Education & Human Resources$1,837,511
      Health care institutions$1,212,777
      Welfare & Social Work$560,135
      Health & welfare policy$392,899
      Health professionals$165,775

      Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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