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HR 2730 114th Congress House

National Prostate Cancer Plan Act

Official title: To establish the National Prostate Cancer Council for improved screening, early detection, assessment, and monitoring of prostate cancer, and to direct the dev… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the National Prostate Cancer Council for improved screening, early detection, assessment, and monitoring of prostate cancer, and to direct the development and implementation of a national strategic plan to expedite advancement of diagnostic tools and the transfer of such tools to patients.

Introduced: September 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health CancerDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth promotion and preventive care
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Jun 12, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 11, 2015
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 11, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4388)
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 Latest action June 12, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Prostate Cancer Plan Act

Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer to: (1) develop and implement a strategic plan for the accelerated development of diagnostic tools for prostate cancer, (2) review the effectiveness of diagnostic tools for prostate cancer, (3) coordinate prostate cancer research and services across federal agencies, (4) evaluate all active federal prostate cancer programs, and (5) ensure the inclusion of men at high risk for prostate cancer in clinical, research, and service efforts.

Directs the Council to submit annual reports. Requires the first report to include recommendations based on an evaluation of prostate cancer research and gaps in the development and validation of diagnostic tools for prostate cancer. Requires subsequent reports to include an outline for a national research plan, roles for specified agencies, an analysis of the disparities in the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in high-risk men, and a review of the progress towards the realization of the strategic plan.

Terminates the Council on December 31, 2020.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Feb 8, 2016
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 1, 2016
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2015
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2730: National Prostate Cancer Plan Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2730/
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"H.R. 2730: National Prostate Cancer Plan Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2730/.
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