In this section, you will find links to the websites of congressional leaders and committees that have jurisdiction over health care and cancer research policy issues.
Senate Appropriations Committee
The Senate Appropriations Committee has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate.
Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS)
The Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee is one of 12 appropriations subcommittees. It specifically oversees funding for most federal agencies, institutes, and programs under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes for Health (NIH).
Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
The Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies oversees funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
Senate Budget Committee
The Senate Budget Committee is responsible for drafting the annual federal budget plan and monitoring action that impacts the budget.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
The Senate HELP Committee has broad jurisdiction over agencies, institutes, and programs under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It also oversees other issues related to public health and health insurance.
House Appropriations Committee
The House Appropriations Committee has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the House of Representatives.
House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, and Related Services (Labor-HHS)
The House Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee is one of 12 appropriations subcommittees. It specifically oversees funding for many federal agencies, institutes and programs under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes for Health (NIH) and other health programs.
House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies oversees funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
House Budget Committee
The House Budget Committee is responsible for drafting the annual federal budget plan and monitoring action that impacts the budget.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining to health and health facilities; biomedical research and development; consumer protection; food and drug safety and public health.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining to the National Institutes of Health (NIH); biomedical research; public health; hospital construction; biomedical programs and health protection in general, including Medicaid and national health insurance, and food and drugs.
Presentation: Impact of the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress on Cancer Research (Presentation of Dr. William S. Dalton, Ph.D., M.D., Chair of the AACR Science Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee, delivered at the AACR 2009 Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2009)
Congressional Calendars & Schedules (Library of Congress)
Look Up Legislation (Library of Congress)
How Our Laws Are Made (Library of Congress)
Guide to the Federal Appropriations Process (PDF)