Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should declare lung cancer a public health priority and should implement a comprehensive inter-agency program that will reduce lung cancer mortality by at least 50 percent by 2015.
Latest action · Apr 19, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Urges the President to: (1) declare lung cancer a public health priority and immediately lead a coordinated effort to reduce the mortality rate of lung cancer by 50% by 2015; (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase funding for lung cancer research; (3) direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a lung cancer screening and disease management program among military personnel and veterans and diagnostic programs for the early detection of lung cancer; (4) appoint a Lung Cancer Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee; and (5) convene a National Lung Cancer Public Health Policy Board to oversee and coordinate all efforts to reduce the lung cancer mortality rate.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2006 to May 19, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 19, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 28, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 408 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should declare lung cancer a public health priority and should implement a comprehensive interagency program that will reduce lung cancer mortality by at least 50 percent by 2015. | Related bill | May 2, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Armed Forces and National Security
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- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Federal officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Graduate education
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- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Imaging systems in medicine
- Lung cancer
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical screening
- Medical statistics
- Medical technology
- Medical tests
- Medicare
- Military medicine
- Mortality
- Pharmaceutical research
- Quality of care
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Smoking
- Social Welfare
- Surgery
- Tobacco
- Veterans' medical care
- Vital statistics
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2006Introduced in House
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