Cancer Legislation
CA Senator Oropeza introduces bill to protect state program on breast cancer diagnosis
Measure would help women facing possible death sentence Jenny's SB 836 would protect low-income women Monday, January 04, 2010 SACRAMENTO – The end of 2009 brought unfortunate news to women across ...
U.S. senator promises look into cellphone-cancer link
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Mon Sep 14, 7:46 pm ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iowa senator Tom Harkin, newly empowered to investigate health matters as chairman of the ...
How Our Laws Are Made
Forms of Congressional Action The work of Congress is initiated by the introduction of a proposal in one of four principal forms: the bill, the joint resolution, the concurrent resolution, ...
About Cancer Testing, Education, Screening and Treatment Act
Bill # H.R.1030 Original Sponsor: Maxine Waters (D-CA 35th) Cosponsor Total: 34 (last sponsor added 07/30/2007) 34 Democrats Q: What is the Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act? A: ...
About Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act 2007
Bill # H.R.119 Sponsor: Rep. Jo Ann Davis [R-VA] Cosponsor Total: 23 (last sponsor added 06/27/2007) 15 Democrats 8 Republicans Q: What is the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act? A: ...
About Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act
Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act, Bill # S.2569 Original Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Cosponsor Total: 19 (last sponsor added 06/23/2008) 16 Democrats 1 Independents 2 Republicans Q: What is the ...
About Early Cancer Prevention Bill
The Early Cancer Prevention Bill, # S.1056 Original Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Cosponsor Total: 2 (last sponsor added 03/29/2007) 1 Democrats 1 Republicans Q What is the Early Cancer Prevention ...
About US Military Cancer Institute Bill S. 111
US Military Cancer Institute Bill S. 111 Original Sponsor: Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Cosponsor Total: 1 (last sponsor added 01/01/1970) 1 Democrat Q: What is Bill #S. 111? A: This bill ...
President Bush Funds ‘Johanna’s Law’
President Bush signed Johanna's Law on January 12, 2007, landmark legislation that authorizes development of a national gynecologic cancer awareness campaign. Both houses of Congress unanimously approved Johanna's Law: the ...
Where’s the Cure for Cancer?
By Elizabeth Landau CNN (CNN) -- President Obama's pledge to conquer cancer "in our time" is a great goal, but one of America's top cancer experts isn't sure he'd use ...
Urge Your Representative to Co-Sponsor Johanna’s Law
Johanna's Law: The Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act was signed into law in 2007. The law authorized a national gynecologic cancer awareness campaign over three years. We must now ...