S 2393 109th Congress Senate

Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.

Introduced: March 9, 2006 See on congress.gov

Health CancerChild healthClinical trialsCommunication in medicine

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Data banksEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to researchGovernment Operations and PoliticsGrants-in-aidHealth educationHealth information systemsMedical researchPreventive medicineResearch grantsScience, Technology, Communications

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Mar 9, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1966-1967)

Mar 9, 2006

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action March 9, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1966-1967)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the National Cancer Institute, to establish special programs of research excellence in the area of pediatric cancers.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a grant mechanism for the establishment of Research Fellowships in Pediatric Cancer to support adequate numbers of pediatric focused clinical and translational investigators.

Requires the Director to award a grant for the operation of a population-based national childhood cancer database, the Childhood Cancer Research Network.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to recognized childhood cancer professional and advocacy organizations to raise public awareness of currently available information, treatment, and research with intent to ensure access to best available therapies for pediatric cancers.

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Rhode Island · Mar 9, 2006

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2393: Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2393/

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