Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Breast cancer

Bill Enacted: H.R.1157 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.

October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-354.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.1157 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1157 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1157 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.2883 Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1032 Recognizing former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre on the occasion of his retirement from the National Football League, and honoring him for his years of commitment to the city of Green Bay and the State of Wisconsin, and his extensive charitable activities in Wisconsin and his home State of Mississippi.

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

Recognizing former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre on the occasion of his retirement from the National Football League, and honoring him for his years of commitment to the city of Green Bay and the State of Wisconsin, and his extensive charitable activities in Wisconsin and his home State of Mississippi.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5181 Robin Danielson Act

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome.

Bill Enacted: S.597 An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

2007-12-21T00:00:00Z

An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

December 21, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-150.

Bill Signed by President: S.597 An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

2007-12-21T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.597 An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

December 19, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: S.597 An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

2007-12-13T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.230 Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

2007-10-10T00:00:00Z

Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3536 Paget's Cancer Awareness Act

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

To provide for an awareness program, and a study, on a rare form of breast cancer.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3537 Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 2007

2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3425 Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.

Bill Introduced: S.1924 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007

2007-08-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act

2007-07-11T00:00:00Z

To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2404 WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2007

2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

To reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2410 Better Screening Test for Women Act

2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

To authorize additional appropriations to the National Institutes of Health for research on the early detection of and the reduction of mortality rates attributed to breast cancer.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2386 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide special treatment of certain cancer hospitals under the Medicare Program.

2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide special treatment of certain cancer hospitals under the Medicare Program.