US Congress House Bill 4756 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-2)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prostate Research, Imaging, and Men's Education Act of 2010 or the PRIME Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to: (1) carry out a program to expand and intensify research to develop advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment comparable to mammogram technology; and (2) utilize the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and the National Cancer Institute for advanced stages of research in prostate imaging. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to: (1) carry out a grant program to encourage the early stages of research in prostate imaging to develop and implement new ideas, proof of concepts, and pilot studies for high-risk technologic innovation; and (2) establish interdisciplinary private-public partnerships to develop research strategies for expedited innovation in imaging and image-guided treatment. Directs the Secretary: (1) to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to the need for prostate cancer screening and for improved detection technologies; (2) in carrying out the program and the campaign, to recognize and address the racial disparities in the incidences of prostate cancer and mortality rates and any racial barriers in access to care and participation in clinical trials; (3) establish a program to award grants to nonprofit private entities to test alternative outreach and education strategies; and (4) carry out research to develop an improved prostate cancer screening blood test using in-vitro detection.

PRIME Act of 2010

Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-04		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4756/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4756/BILLS-111hr4756ih.pdf