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Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act

Introduced: July 29, 2005 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 5, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 29, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualifying health centers and nonprofit organizations for programs providing cancer screening, counseling, and treatment and information and education on cancer prevention. Targets service populations with significant numbers of low-income minority individuals who are at-risk for cancer, requiring programs to provide: (1) services in the languages most appropriate for, and with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, services recipients; (2) outreach activities; and (3) cancer information. Requires the Secretary to designate the type(s) of cancer covered by a grant.

What's happening now August 5, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 6, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 17, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 17, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 16, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 15, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 7, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3640: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3640/
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"H.R. 3640: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3640/.
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