Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should declare lung cancer a public health priority and should implement a comprehensive interagency program to reduce the lung cancer mortality rate by at least 50 percent by 2015.
Recognizes: (1) lung cancer as a public health priority; (2) the importance of reducing the lung cancer mortality rate by at least half by 2015; (3) the benefit of graduate medical education programs in thoracic medicine and cardiothoracic surgery; and (4) the importance of the recommendations of the Lung Cancer Progress Review Group of the National Cancer Institute.
Encourages increased investment for lung cancer research and other lung cancer-related programs.
Expresses support for efforts to develop a broad-based lung cancer screening and disease management program among members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S10842)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mrs. Capps moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13545-13546)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 335.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13545)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13545)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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