Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2011
Latest action · Sep 22, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5909-5910)
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.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to establish pilot programs to develop, study, or evaluate model systems for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors.
Authorizes the Secretary to convene a Workforce Development Collaborative on Medical and Psychosocial Care for Pediatric Cancer to establish a plan to meet specified objectives relating to medical and psychosocial care workforce development, including: (1) disseminating to health care educators information relevant to providing medical and psychosocial services to individuals with pediatric cancers; (2) adapting curricula for continuing education of the existing workforce; and (3) strengthening the emphasis on psychosocial health care in educational accreditation standards and professional licensing and certification.
Reauthorizes and expands the National Cancer Institute's pediatric cancer research and awareness program to include research onfollow-up care for pediatric cancer survivors. Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make grants for pediatric cancer research, including research related to: (1) pediatric cancer survivors within minority or other medically underserved populations, and (2) health disparities in pediatric cancer survivorship outcomes.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2011 to Jun 18, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jun 4, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 11, 2012 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 14, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 18, 2012 |
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 22, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Sep 22, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5909)
- Sep 22, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5909-5910)
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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3015 | Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 5, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2011Introduced in Senate
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