3.0.0 251 2023-01-11T13:24:02Z 2023-01-11T13:24:02Z Senate S SRES 2013-09-23 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-09-23T21:06:01Z 2013-09-23 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6684-6685) IntroReferral 2013-09-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2013-10-30 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2013-11-06 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2013-11-07 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2013-11-07 False Health Cancer Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Health 00 2013-09-23 Introduced in Senate 2013-11-25T22:37:09Z Calls for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to: (1) reevaluate its recommendation against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men in all age groups, (2) seriously engage and consult with specialists as it reevaluates its recommendation, and (3) identify areas for additional research and evaluation of methods of treatment of, and screening procedures for, prostate cancer.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) prostate cancer screening decisions should be made by each individual patient and his physician, taking into account the patient's risk factors and desire for treatment; and (2) steps should be taken to raise awareness of, and increase public knowledge about, prostate cancer, the benefits of early detection, and the appropriateness of screening tests.

]]> A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Preventive Services Task Force should reevaluate its recommendations against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men in all age groups in consultation with appropriate specialists. Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Preventive Services Task Force should reevaluate its recommendations against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men in all age groups in consultation with appropriate specialists. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Preventive Services Task Force should reevaluate its recommendations against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men in all age groups in consultation with appropriate specialists. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2013-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres251is/xml/BILLS-113sres251is.xml 2013-09-23 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6684-6685) 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.