Supporting the goals and ideals of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal commitment to lung cancer research and earlier detection must be significantly increased.

Summary

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month (November). Urges Congress to: (1) work to increase the federal commitment to lung cancer research and early detection to the amount necessary to bring the 5-year survival rate to 50 percent within 10 years; and (2) work with all relevant federal agencies to develop a coordinated road map for accomplishing that goal.

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Timeline

1. 15 November 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 November 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 November 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 November 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 15 November 2005 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Michael Burgess · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Anna Eshoo · D · Cosponsor
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