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Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act

Introduced: February 13, 2007 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 13, 2007
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 to develop, expand, or operate programs to provide: (1) information and education on cancer prevention; (2) screenings for cancer; (3) counseling on cancer, including counseling upon a diagnosis of cancer; and (4) treatment for cancer. Requires the Secretary to give preference to applicants that: (1) have service populations that include a significant number of low-income minority individuals who are at-risk for cancer; (2) will emphasize early detection of and comprehensive treatment for cancer; (3) will provide comprehensive treatment services for cancer in its earliest stages; (4) will provide such early detection and treatment for two or more types of cancer; and (5) have established or will establish referral arrangements with entities that provide screenings for low-income individuals.

What's happening now February 14, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1030: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1030/
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"H.R. 1030: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1030/.
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H.R. 1030, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1030/.
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