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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

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    support this bill

    Other physician specialists [About]
    Hospitals [About]
    Health, Education & Human Resources [About]
    Health care institutions [About]
    Welfare & Social Work [About]
    Health & welfare policy [About]
    Health professionals [About]
    $393,899
    $1,837,511
    $8,879,918
    $5,887,031
    $1,212,777
    $560,135
    $165,775
    $18,937,046
    $0
    15 Organizations Support and 0 Oppose; See Which Ones
    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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    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$82,949$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$82,949$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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    		$ 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$393,899
    		Health professionals$165,775

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