Expressing support for designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.
Latest action · Feb 3, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses support for the designation of DIPG Awareness Day. ("DIPG" is diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a terminal childhood brain cancer.)
Encourages the National Cancer Institute and other research funders to elevate their consideration of the mortality rate of a type of cancer as well as the life years lost as factors considered during the grant application process.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2017 to Dec 20, 2018; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Apr 20, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 1, 2017 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 1, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | May 3, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 19, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | May 15, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | May 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 22, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 13, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Oct 9, 2018 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Dec 11, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Dec 11, 2018 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Dec 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Dec 20, 2018 |
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 Jan 30, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E661 | John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN | May 18, 2017 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E654 | Stephen Knight R-CA | May 17, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House
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