Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006
Latest action · Mar 9, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1966-1967)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the National Cancer Institute, to establish special programs of research excellence in the area of pediatric cancers.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a grant mechanism for the establishment of Research Fellowships in Pediatric Cancer to support adequate numbers of pediatric focused clinical and translational investigators.
Requires the Director to award a grant for the operation of a population-based national childhood cancer database, the Childhood Cancer Research Network.
Requires the Secretary to award grants to recognized childhood cancer professional and advocacy organizations to raise public awareness of currently available information, treatment, and research with intent to ensure access to best available therapies for pediatric cancers.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2006 to Jul 26, 2006; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Mar 9, 2006 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Mar 13, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 5, 2006 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Jun 20, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 26, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Mar 9, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1966-1967)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1967Text printed S1966 | Jack Reed D-RI, Norm Coleman R-MN (text) | Mar 9, 2006 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2375 | Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006 | Identical bill | Mar 7, 2006 |
| HR 4927 | Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006 | Related bill | Mar 17, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cancer
- Child health
- Clinical trials
- Communication in medicine
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health education
- Health information systems
- Medical research
- Preventive medicine
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2006Introduced in Senate
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