Raising awareness for the sarcoma cancer chordoma.

Bill: 119-hres-172
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2025-02-27
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 172 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. McBath , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Velázquez , and Ms. Norton ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Raising awareness for the sarcoma cancer chordoma.

Whereas chordoma is a slow growing, yet aggressive bone cancer of the skull and spine; Whereas it strikes people of all ages and affects more than 25,000 individuals worldwide; Whereas, each year, thousands of people are diagnosed with chordoma including about 300 people annually in the United States; Whereas chordomas are among the most complicated tumors to treat due to involvement of critical structures such as the brain stem, spinal cord, and important nerves and arteries; Whereas surgery or radiation performed by a skilled treatment team can be curative for some patients, but even with the best care possible, the recurrence rate remains high; and Whereas no drugs are known to cure or effectively control the disease, meaning that patients whose disease progresses after exhausting surgical and radiation options have little hope for a full recovery: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that chordoma patients and families need increased funding and support for— (1) accurate and early diagnosis; (2) the development of new treatments, diagnostics, and cures; (3) fewer hurdles between research and new treatments; and (4) patient-centric approaches to drug discovery and development.