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Childhood Cancer STAR Act

Introduced: December 20, 2017 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 or the Childhood Cancer STAR Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment.

The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to state cancer registries to improve tracking of childhood cancers.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may: (1) support pilot programs to develop or study models for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors throughout their lives, (2) establish a task force to develop and test standards for high-quality childhood cancer survivorship care, and (3) carry out a demonstration project to improve care coordination as childhood cancer survivors transition to adult care.

HHS must convene a Workforce Development Collaborative on Medical and Psychosocial Care for Pediatric Cancer Survivors.

The NIH may support research on: (1) outcomes for, and barriers faced by, pediatric cancer survivors within minority or medically underserved populations; and (2) follow-up care for pediatric cancer survivors, including research on the late effects of cancer treatment and long-term complications.

The Government Accountability Office must make recommendations to address barriers to childhood cancer survivors obtaining and paying for adequate medical care.
What's happening now February 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 237
All 237 Democratic 99 Republican 67
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 29, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 9, 2018
Collins, Doug
· May 8, 2018
DeSantis, Ron
· May 8, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· May 8, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Apr 25, 2018
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Apr 25, 2018
Holding, George
· Apr 25, 2018
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 12, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Mar 20, 2018
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Mar 5, 2018
Lewis, Jason
· Feb 27, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· Feb 27, 2018
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 8, 2018
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Feb 6, 2018
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 6, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 5, 2018
Graves, Garret
· Feb 5, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 25, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 25, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 25, 2018
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jan 25, 2018
Garrett, Thomas
· Jan 19, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 9, 2018
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jan 9, 2018
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 9, 2018
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jan 9, 2018
Abraham, Ralph
· Dec 20, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Dec 20, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Dec 20, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Dec 20, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Dec 12, 2017
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Dec 12, 2017
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 12, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Dec 12, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 28, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Nov 28, 2017
Hollingsworth, Trey
· Nov 28, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Nov 13, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Nov 13, 2017
Gianforte, Greg
· Nov 13, 2017
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Nov 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 820: Childhood Cancer STAR Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-820/
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"H.R. 820: Childhood Cancer STAR Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-820/.
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H.R. 820, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-820/.
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