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H.R. 2109 (111th)

Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2009

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Introduced

27 April 2009

Last action

28 April 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to expand and intensify the CDC's cancer control programs, including programs for conducting surveillance activities or supporting state comprehensive cancer control programs. Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with respect to cancer survivorship, including child cancer survivorship. Requires the Director of NIH, acting through the Director of the Institute, to make grants for research relating to: (1) childhood cancer survivors within minority populations; and (2) health disparities in cancer survivorship outcomes within minority or other medically underserved populations. Requires the Director of NIH to conduct or support research to evaluate systems of follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors. Directs the Secretary to make grants to establish or improve training programs for health care professionals to: (1) improve the quality of immediate and long-term follow-up care for survivors of childhood cancers and their families; and (2) ensure that such care is linguistically and culturally competent. Requires the Director of NIH to make grants to establish pilot programs to develop, study, or evaluate model systems for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors. Requires the Secretary to make grants to: (1) establish and operate a clinic for comprehensive long-term follow-up services for childhood cancer survivors; and (2) improve physical and psychosocial care for childhood cancer survivors.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. 27 April 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 April 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 April 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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