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SRES 560 109th Congress Senate Health Cancer Chemotherapy Child health Clinical trials Curricula Economics and Public Finance Education Families Federal aid to research Health counseling Health education Higher education Medical education Medical research Pharmaceutical research Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications

A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.

Introduced: September 7, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Sep 7, 2006
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9212; text as passed Senate: CR S9212; text of measure as introduced: CR S9193)
Sep 7, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9212; text as passed Senate: CR S9212; text of measure as introduced: CR S9193)
Sep 7, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Calls for Congress to support: (1) efforts to promote awareness of cancer in children; (2) investment in childhood cancer research; (3) medical trainees and investigators in the field of pediatric oncology; (4) incentives to encourage the development of drugs and biologics designed to treat pediatric cancers; (5) policies that encourage participation in clinical trials; (6) medical education curricula designed to improve pain management for cancer patients; and (7) enhanced education, services, and other resources related to late effects from treatment.

What's happening now September 7, 2006

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9212; text as passed Senate: CR S9212; text of measure as introduced: CR S9193)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 323 Related bill Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
  • SRES 182 Related bill A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 7, 2006
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 7, 2006
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 7, 2006
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 7, 2006
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 7, 2006
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 7, 2006
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 7, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 560: A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-560/
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"S. Res. 560: A resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-560/.
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