Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2009

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

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   Introduced in House

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3. 27 April 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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4. 28 April 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 27 April 2009 · Official file

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Sponsors

• Jackie Speier · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] · D · Sponsor
• Janice Schakowsky · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
• RON KIND · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• Danny Davis · D · Cosponsor
• PETER KING · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3] · D · Cosponsor
• James Himes · D · Cosponsor
• Jerrold Nadler · D · Cosponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Eleanor Norton · D · Cosponsor
• Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Diana DeGette · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Steve Cohen · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Grace Napolitano · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• DAVID PRICE · D · Cosponsor
• Gerald Connolly · D · Cosponsor
• FRED UPTON · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• Michael McCaul · R · Cosponsor
• Daniel Lipinski · D · Cosponsor

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