US Congress House Bill 1816 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-7)
Status: Introduced on March 31 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Centers of Excellence to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer, focusing on translational research of such biomarkers. Permits federal funds to be used for research on: (1) the development and characterization of new biomarkers and the refinement of existing biomarkers; (2) the clinical and laboratory validation of such biomarkers; (3) the development and implementation of clinical and epidemiological research on the utilization of such biomarkers; (4) the development and implementation of repositories for new tissue, urine, serum, and other biological specimens; and (5) genetics, proteomics, and pathways of ovarian cancer as they relate to the discovery and development of biomarkers. Requires the Director to: (1) make available for research banked serum and tissue specimens from clinical research regarding ovarian cancer that was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and (2) establish an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Clinical Trial Committee to assist in designing and implementing national clinical trials to determine the utility of using such biomarkers. Requires a national data center to be established in, and supported by, the Institute to conduct statistical analyses of trial data and to store such analyses and data, which shall be used to establish clinical guidelines to provide the medical community with information regarding the use of validated biomarkers.

Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2009

Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]
Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-01		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-31		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB755 (Related) 2009-03-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1816/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1816/BILLS-111hr1816ih.pdf