Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 29, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575)
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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of centers to conduct multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research on environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. Requires each such center to: (1) be known as a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Center of Excellence; (2) include community organizations in the geographic area served by the center; (3) be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions and community groups; and (4) be supported under this Act for a period of not more than five years, with additional periods allowed after review and recommendation.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Panel to: (1) develop a comprehensive research strategy for centers; (2) make recommendations with respect to the mechanisms, peer review criteria, and allocations under this Act; (3) assist in the overall program evaluations; and (4) make recommendations for the dissemination of information on program process.
Requires the Director of NIH to provide for coordination of information among, and an equitable geographical distribution of, centers.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2005 to Jul 24, 2006; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Apr 11, 2005 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Apr 11, 2005 |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Original | Apr 11, 2005 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Apr 11, 2005 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| R-VA | George Allen | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | May 9, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 9, 2005 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | May 9, 2005 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 9, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | May 9, 2005 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | May 9, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | May 9, 2005 |
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 Apr 11, 2005Markup Jun 28, 2006Reported Jul 24, 2006 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10575)
- Jul 24, 2006Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-290.
- Jul 24, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
- Jun 28, 2006Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Oct 24, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11765)
In the Congressional Record 5
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 S12002, S12003 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Ron Wyden D-OR | Oct 27, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11818 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11765 | Lincoln Chafee R-RI | Oct 24, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11735 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Oct 21, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11555, S11556 | Harry Reid D-NV, Herb Kohl D-WI, Jon S. Corzine D-NJ | Oct 19, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 14, 2006S. 757, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<br /> on June 28, 2006</p>
- Jul 14, 2006S. 757, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 28, 2006
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2231 | Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Oct 25, 2005 |
Titles 3
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 authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Breast cancer
- Community organization
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Environmentally induced diseases
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Urban affairs
- Women
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2006Reported to Senate
- Apr 11, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.