3.0.0 2159 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z House H HR 2011-06-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TOWNS:H.R. 2159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This Bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the``General Welfare Clause.'' This provision grants Congressthe broad power ``to pay the Debts and provide for the commondefense and general welfare of the United States.'' \1\\1\ Please note, pursuant to Article I, section 8, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H4186]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T20:45:22Z Referred to 2011-06-14T14:00:52Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T19:26:22Z Referred to 2011-06-14T14:01:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-16T18:17:00Z Referred to 2011-06-14T14:00:47Z Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 112 2474 S 2012-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS PROSTATE Act 112 1190 S 2011-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2011-06-24 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-24 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2011-06-16 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-06-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. 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Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 1 2012-09-28 False Health Advisory bodies Cancer Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military medicine Minority health Research administration and funding Sex and reproductive health Veterans' medical care Health 00 2011-06-14 Introduced in House 2011-08-19T18:17:05Z Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2011 or the PROSTATE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Interagency Prostate Cancer Coordination and Education Task Force, with duties to include: (1) developing a summary of advances in federal prostate cancer research and compile a list of best practices that warrant broader adoption in health care programs; (2) considering establishing guidance to enable physicians to allow screening of men over age 74; (3) coordinating information on federal research and health care program activities relating to prostate cancer; and (4) submitting recommendations regarding federal research and health care programs.

Directs the Secretary to establish and carry out a program to coordinate and intensify prostate cancer research, including by developing advances in diagnostic and prognostic methods and tests, better understanding the etiology of the disease, and establishing clinical registries for prostate cancer and awarding research grants.

Establishes in the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a Prostate Cancer Scientific Advisory Board to be responsible for accelerating real-time sharing of the latest research data and accelerating movement of new medicines to patients.

Directs the Secretary of VA, the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish four-year telehealth pilot projects to analyze the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness associated with telehealth services in a variety of geographic areas that contain high proportions of medically underserved populations and those in rural areas.

Requires the Secretary of VA to develop a national education campaign for prostate cancer.

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PROSTATE Act Short Titles as Introduced PROSTATE Act Short Titles as Introduced Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2011 Display Title PROSTATE Act Official Title as Introduced To reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients. Introduced in House 2011-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2159ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2159ih.xml 2011-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.