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Benign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act

Public Law 107-260 · S. 2558 · 107th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 29, 2002 · Health

Sponsor: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)

Cosponsors (11): Sen. Peter Fitzgerald,

Passage votes

  • HouseUnanimous consent
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Benign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add the collection of data on benign brain-related tumors to provisions authorizing grants to States for the operation of statewide registries (currently, statewide cancer registries). Defines "brain-related tumor," with respect to a primary tumor, to mean a primary tumor that is listed in the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (commonly referred to as the ICD-O).

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Oct 29, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-260.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 17, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 11, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Energy and Commerce Committee
  5. Oct 10, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Armey asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  8. FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
  9. Sep 23, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
  10. Sep 4, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
  11. Aug 2, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  12. Aug 1, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Jun 19, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  14. May 23, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.