HCONRES 298
109th Congress
House
Health
Commemorations
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Health education
Lung cancer
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Science, Technology, Communications
Special months
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal commitment to lung cancer research and earlier detection must be significantly increased.
Introduced: November 15, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 15, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month (November).
Urges Congress to: (1) work to increase the federal commitment to lung cancer research and early detection to the amount necessary to bring the 5-year survival rate to 50 percent within 10 years; and (2) work with all relevant federal agencies to develop a coordinated road map for accomplishing that goal.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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