A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
Latest action · Sep 25, 2007 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S12076)
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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateSep 25, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Calls for Congress to support: (1) efforts to promote awareness about the incidence, symptoms, and treatment options of cancer among children; (2) increased investment in childhood cancer research; (3) incentives to encourage medical trainees and investigators to enter the field of pediatric oncology; (4) incentives to encourage the development of drugs and biologics designed to treat pediatric cancers; (5) policies that encourage participation in clinical trials; (6) medical education curricula designed to improve pain management for cancer patients; (7) enhanced education, services, and other resources related to late effects from treatment; and (8) grassroots efforts to promote awareness and support research for cures for childhood cancer.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2007 to Sep 24, 2007; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Sep 21, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Sep 21, 2007 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Sep 21, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 24, 2007 |
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 Sep 21, 2007Discharged Sep 25, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2007Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12075-12076)
- Sep 25, 2007Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12075-12076)
- Sep 25, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S12076)
- Sep 21, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Sep 21, 2007Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11954)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 S12075Text printed S12076 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Senate | Text printed S11954 | — | Sep 21, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 307 | A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research. | Related bill | Sep 5, 2007 |
| HRES 470 | Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research. | Related bill | Sep 25, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2007Agreed to Senate
- Sep 21, 2007Introduced in Senate
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