SRES 92 106th Congress Senate

Prostate Cancer Research Commitment Resolution of 1999

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that funding for prostate cancer research should be increased substantially.

Introduced: May 12, 1999 See on congress.gov

Health Armed Forces and National SecurityCancer researchDefense budgetsDepartment of Defense

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Department of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to medical researchGovernment Operations and PoliticsMilitary medicineProstate cancerResearch centersScience, Technology, Communications

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Agreed to (Senate)

Oct 26, 1999

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 26, 1999

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 26, 1999

Senate Committee on HELP discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13191)

Oct 26, 1999

Senate Committee on HELP discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13191)

May 3, 1999

Referred to the Committee on HELP.

May 3, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4607)

May 3, 1999

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action October 26, 1999

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prostate Cancer Research Commitment Resolution of 1999 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) finding treatment breakthroughs and a cure for prostate cancer should be made a national health priority; (2) significant increases in prostate cancer research funding, commensurate with the impact of the disease, should be made available at the National Institutes of Health and to the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program; and (3) these agencies should prioritize prostate cancer research that is directed toward innovative clinical and translational research projects in order that treatment breakthroughs can be more rapidly offered to patients.

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Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Murray, Patty

Washington · May 12, 1999

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · May 3, 1999

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