Cancer-related Legislation

Below you'll find a list of all current legislation in the 115th Congress that deal with cancer care or cancer research.

Federal - S 463

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a national Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project under the Medicare program for the purpose of changing the Medicare payment for cancer care in order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost efficiency, and for other purposes.
Federal - S 456

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program to increase the development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers, and for other purposes.
Federal - S 382

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters.
Federal - S 292

A bill to maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes.
Federal - HR 931

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters.
Federal - HR 820

A bill to maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes.
Federal - S Res 89

A resolution supporting the designation of March 2017 as "National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" (official title to be confirmed).
Federal - S 689

A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.
Federal - S 479

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.
Federal - HR 1578

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, and for other purposes.

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