H.Res. 335 · 110th Congress
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.
- Stage
- Passed chamber resolution
- Sponsor
- Lois Capps
- Introduced
- 2007-04-24
- Latest action
- 2007-11-13 · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Summary
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.