US Congress Senate Resolution 493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-14 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4206)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recognizes: (1) that prostate cancer has created a health crisis for African American men; and (2) the importance of health coverage and access to care, as well as promoting informed decision-making between men and their doctors, in screening and treatment options for prostate cancer. Urges federal agencies to support: (1) prostate cancer research and education, awareness, and early detection efforts at the grass roots levels to end such crisis; and (2) the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in improving health and health care outcomes for African Americans at an elevated risk of prostate cancer. Urges investment by the National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, other elements of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Defense (DOD) in research focusing on the improvement of early detection and treatment of prostate cancer.

A resolution recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by supporting education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men.

Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-14	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4206)
2012-06-14	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4206-4207)

HR313 (Related) 2011-06-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SR529 (Related) 2012-07-26 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5626-5627; text as passed Senate: CR S5626; text of measure as introduced: CR S5493)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/493/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres493/BILLS-112sres493is.pdf