3.0.0 717 2023-01-11T13:19:41Z 2023-01-11T13:19:41Z Senate S S 2009-03-26 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-26T17:16:25Z 2009-03-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3914) IntroReferral 2009-03-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3905-3906) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2009-03-26 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2009-03-26 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2009-03-30 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-03-31 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-04-20 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-04-20 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-04-22 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-04-29 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-04-29 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2009-04-29 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-04-30 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2009-05-05 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-05-05 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2009-05-11 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2009-05-13 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2009-05-13 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2009-05-13 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-05-20 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-05-20 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2009-07-06 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2009-07-29 False Health Cancer Child health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Drug therapy Genetics 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 Health 00 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-01T20:46:31Z 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.

]]> 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act Display Title 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act Introduced in Senate 2009-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s717is/xml/BILLS-111s717is.xml 2009-03-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3906-3914) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.