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Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

USA117th CongressS-2720| Senate 
| Updated: 12/15/2021
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (6)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veterans' Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish in its National Surgery Office an interdisciplinary clinical pathway for all stages of prostate cancer. Clinical pathways are health care management tools designed around research and evidence-based practices that provide direction for the care and treatment of a specific condition. The clinical pathway must include specified elements, such as a diagnosis pathway and a treatment pathway. The VA must consult with and incorporate feedback from (1) veterans who have received prostate cancer care at its medical facilities, and (2) experts in multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical research. Additionally, the VA must publish the clinical pathway on a public VA website and annually update the pathway as needed based on medical literature and evidence-based guidelines. The bill also requires the VA to submit a plan to establish a prostate cancer program using the comprehensive prostate cancer clinical pathway.
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Timeline
Sep 9, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4880
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 20, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • September 9, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4880
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • October 20, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.


  • December 15, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4880: Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act
CancerCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterans' medical care

Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

USA117th CongressS-2720| Senate 
| Updated: 12/15/2021
Veterans' Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish in its National Surgery Office an interdisciplinary clinical pathway for all stages of prostate cancer. Clinical pathways are health care management tools designed around research and evidence-based practices that provide direction for the care and treatment of a specific condition. The clinical pathway must include specified elements, such as a diagnosis pathway and a treatment pathway. The VA must consult with and incorporate feedback from (1) veterans who have received prostate cancer care at its medical facilities, and (2) experts in multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical research. Additionally, the VA must publish the clinical pathway on a public VA website and annually update the pathway as needed based on medical literature and evidence-based guidelines. The bill also requires the VA to submit a plan to establish a prostate cancer program using the comprehensive prostate cancer clinical pathway.
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Timeline
Sep 9, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4880
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 20, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • September 9, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4880
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • October 20, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.


  • December 15, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (6)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4880: Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CancerCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterans' medical care