US Congress Senate Bill 752 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-6)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2209-2210)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement a comprehensive program to achieve a 50% reduction in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2020. Requires the program to include initiatives throughout HHS, including: (1) a strategic review and prioritization by the National Cancer Institute of research grants; (2) the establishment by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of quality standards and guidelines for facilities that conduct computed tomography screening for lung cancer; and (3) the provision of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Lung Cancer Early Detection Program that provides low-income, uninsured, and underserved populations that are at high risk for lung cancer access to early detection services. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to coordinate with the Secretary of HHS in implementing this Act and implementing coordinated care programs for military personnel and veterans diagnosed with lung cancer. Requires the Secretary of HHS to establish: (1) the Lung Cancer Computed Tomography Screening and Treatment Demonstration Project; and (2) the Lung Cancer Advisory Board to monitor the programs established under this Act.

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2209-2210)
2011-04-06	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2208-2209)

HB1394 (Same As) 2011-05-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/752/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s752/BILLS-112s752is.pdf