Resources for Advocates
It is helpful to have background materials you can leave behind after a meeting with your legislator or congressional staff. The following documents explain The Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act (CCCIA) and provide evidence of the widespread support it has from cancer groups and major cancer centers. Don't forget to read our tips or view our free online advocacy training before you meet with your Congressperson.
Advocacy Resources
CCCIA One-Page Summary
This document provides a brief overview of the Act in an easy-to-read format on one page.
Frequently Asked Questions About Survivorship Care Planning and CCCIA
Learn about comprehensive cancer care plans, the CCCIA, and the issues around its passage in this question and answer fact sheet.
CCCIA Talking Points for Advocates
Know what to say when you talk to your legislator about supporting the CCCIA. A list of key facts.
Fact Sheet on Survivorship Care Planning
This Fact Sheet identifies the necessity for care planning for anyone diagnosed with cancer and outlines ways to address the need. The Institute of Medicine provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.
Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) Endorsement of CCCIA
The CLC, a group of 33 cancer advocacy organizations that gather regularly to discuss key cancer issues, endorses the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act.
NCI-Designated Cancer Centers That Have Sent Letters of Support
The Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act has letters of support from many of the National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers.
The Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act (CCCIA)
Read the full text of The Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act (CCCIA).
Sen. Mary Landrieu's Introductory Statement and full text of CCCIA (S. 1773)
Read the full text of Sen. Landrieu's introduction of CCCIA on the Senate floor.
CCCIA Advocate Guide to Calling Your Legislator
Download tips and a sample script for calling your legislator's office.
CCCIA Advocate Guide to Writing to Your Legislator
Download tips for effective letter writing and a sample letter to send to your legislator.
CCCIA Advocate Guide to Visiting to Your Legislator
Download tips for having an effective meeting with your legislator or staffer.
House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Co-Sponsors
The number of co-sponsors for a bill demonstrates how much support that bill has - and consequently how likely it is to come up for consideration and a vote and ultimately get passed and signed into law. The more co-sponsors we can get, the better the chances of the bill passing.
Op-Ed Article by Dr. Sandra Horning
Sandra Horning, M.D., discusses the importance of survivorship care planning in an Op-Ed printed in the San Jose Mercury News. She is a professor of medicine in oncology at Stanford University Medical Center, a past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and a 12-year breast cancer survivor.
Legislative Resources
The Thomas Web Site
Legislative website maintained by the Library of Congress that provides valuable information about the current Congress and the legislative process. This site has a search function that allows the viewer to obtain information about current bills, monitor ongoing floor action, and track progress on appropriations bills.
Thomas includes a wealth of information about how Congress functions. For information on the steps in the legislative process, read former Senate Parliamentarian Robert B. Dove’s publication: Enactment of a Law; Procedural Steps in the Legislative Process. For even more detail, read Charles Johnson's publication: How Our Laws Are Made.
The House Web Site
In addition to finding your own U.S. Representative on the House website, you can also find a detailed description of the legislative process.
House Committee on Rules Web Site
The House Committee on Rules Web site includes information about current House rules and the legislative process.
Clerk of the House website
The Web site of the Clerk of the House supplies information about legislative process and also allows the reader to track current legislative activity. This Web site is found at http://clerkweb.house.gov.
The Senate Web Site
The U.S. Senate Web site allows the reader to find senators and track current legislative activity, and also provides valuable background information about the Senate. A particularly informative page on the Web site is Legislation and Records.
