Johanna’s Law: The Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act aims to change the deadly status quo. Sponsored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CN), Kay Granger (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Sander Levin (D-MI) and endorsed by organizations representing over 300,000 physicians, nurses, cancer survivors and women, Johanna’s Law would create a federal campaign of gynecologic cancer education designed to improve early detection.

UPDATE
House passes bill on ovarian cancer campaign According to www.govtrack.us‚ House Bill 1245 was passed by a voice vote on November 14, 2006. This bill is identical to S. 1172 passed December 9, 2006. It was signed into law by President Bush on January 12, 2007
The full text of the bill can be viewed at this site

Did your member of the U.S. House of Representatives a co-sponsor of Johanna's Law? You can find out easy, by going to the web site of:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR01245:@@@P.

Are your Senators co-sponsors of Johanna's Law? You can find out easy, by going to the web site of: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN01172:@@@P.



Funding is Stilll needed We must now make sure this long overdue legislation is funded quickly so it can achieve its full potential. Please help us achieve that goal by staying abreast of updates and “Action Alerts” to be posted in coming weeks on this Website and the sites of other groups that have endorsed Johanna’s Law (e.g. Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Conversations, Force, etc.)

You can make a difference for families nationwide by joining this important effort to save women’s lives. How better to honor the hundreds of thousands of American women lost to these cancers and the courage of those still struggling to survive them? How better to exercise the freedoms of this democracy than by making your views heard on Capitol Hill? All it takes is calling, emailing, or faxing your elected officials in Washington, D.C.



Nevada's Congressional Delegation and Nevada Representatives are listed on OCAN's Contact Congress page, complete with direct e-mail links.

For additional information, please visit the web site of: Johanna's Law