Congress Introduces New Legislation to Reauthorize the Childhood Cancer STAR Act
Your advocacy is making things happen on Capitol Hill! And you can take action today to speak up for kids with cancer!
Back in 2018, Congress unanimously passed the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act, the most comprehensive childhood cancer bill in history. The STAR Act expands opportunities for childhood cancer research, improves efforts to identify and track childhood cancer incidences, and enhances the quality of life for childhood cancer survivors.
Because of the STAR Act, there are new reports on barriers childhood cancer survivors face in accessing care, new research in childhood cancer survivorship funded at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), biobanking programs funded at NCI, and advocates like you have successfully secured $120 million over four years to fund these amazing childhood cancer programs.
That is why I am especially excited to share today’s news.
Earlier today, childhood cancer champions in the Senate and House of Representatives introduced the Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act. This new legislation, which the St. Baldrick’s Foundation helped craft along with the Alliance for Childhood Cancer, will allow the programs from the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to continue for five more years!
Now we turn our efforts to passing this important legislation this year. To join our efforts – and to stand alongside the nearly 300 advocates participating in the Alliance for Childhood Cancer’s Action Day 2022 today – click the button below to ask your members of Congress to cosponsor the Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act.
Click the link below and ask your lawmakers to cosponsor the START Act Now!
First posted on the OliviaStrong Facebook page.