21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act
Latest action · Mar 26, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3914)
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 26, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions related to the National Cancer Program, including to require the establishment of an entity within the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to augment ongoing efforts to advance new technologies in cancer research, support the national collection of tissues for cancer research purposes, and ensure the quality of tissue collection.
Sets forth provisions governing clinical trials, including ethical and privacy standards.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for research on cancers with a low five-year survival rate and rare cancers.
Expands coverage of colorectal screenings, including through providing grants and allowing states to provide coverage for such screenings under Medicaid.
Provides for biomarkers research.
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit a group health plan from discriminating against participants and beneficiaries participating in cancer clinical trials.
Sets forth provisions regarding retirement pay for nurses retiring from the Armed Forces.
Requires the Secretary to study the current and future cancer care workforce needs.
Prohibits the Secretary from awarding patient navigator grants unless entities provide assurances that patient navigators meet minimum core proficiencies.
Provides for coverage under Medicare for payment of routine costs of care furnished to individuals participating in cancer clinical trials.
Requires the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project under which payment for comprehensive cancer care planning services will be made under Medicare.
Provides for coverage of tobacco cessation products.
Provides for research on cancer survivorship related to childhood cancer and health disparities in outcomes.
Requires the Secretary to convene a Workforce Development Collaborative on Psychosocial Care During Chronic Medical Illness.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2009 to Jul 29, 2009; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Mar 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Apr 20, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 20, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 5, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | May 11, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Jul 29, 2009 |
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 26, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 26, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3905-3906)
- Mar 26, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3914)
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 S3905–S3915Text printed S3906–S3914 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (text), Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX | Mar 26, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cancer
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug therapy
- Genetics
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Military medicine
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Nursing
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Right of privacy
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
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