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H.R. 1394: Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011

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H.R. 1394: Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-06 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011

Plain summary

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement a comprehensive program to achieve a 50% reduction in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2020. Requires the program to include initiatives throughout HHS, including: (1) a strategic review and prioritization by the National Cancer Institute of research grants; (2) the establishment by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of quality standards and guidelines for facilities that conduct computed tomography screening for lung cancer; and (3) the provision of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Lung Cancer Early Detection Program that provides low-income, uninsured, and underserved populations that are at high risk for lung cancer access to early detection services. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to coordinate with the Secretary of HHS in implementing this Act and implementing coordinated care programs for military personnel and veterans diagnosed with lung cancer. Requires the Secretary of HHS to establish: (1) the Lung Cancer Computed Tomography Screening and Treatment Demonstration Project; and (2) the Lung Cancer Advisory Board to monitor the programs established under this Act.

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Official text

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · 94 cosponsors

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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 34 more.

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A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1394 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112