Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 28, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 27, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to expand and intensify the CDC's cancer control programs, including programs for conducting surveillance activities or supporting state comprehensive cancer control programs.
Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with respect to cancer survivorship, including child cancer survivorship.
Requires the Director of NIH, acting through the Director of the Institute, to make grants for research relating to: (1) childhood cancer survivors within minority populations; and (2) health disparities in cancer survivorship outcomes within minority or other medically underserved populations.
Requires the Director of NIH to conduct or support research to evaluate systems of follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors.
Directs the Secretary to make grants to establish or improve training programs for health care professionals to: (1) improve the quality of immediate and long-term follow-up care for survivors of childhood cancers and their families; and (2) ensure that such care is linguistically and culturally competent.
Requires the Director of NIH to make grants to establish pilot programs to develop, study, or evaluate model systems for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors.
Requires the Secretary to make grants to: (1) establish and operate a clinic for comprehensive long-term follow-up services for childhood cancer survivors; and (2) improve physical and psychosocial care for childhood cancer survivors.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2009 to Sep 22, 2010; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Original | Apr 27, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 5, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 4, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 4, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 22, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 27, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2009Introduced in House
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