[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H. Res. 235 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 235

     Expressing support for the goals of National Mammography Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 1997

 Mr. Bass (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
 Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Burton of 
 Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chabot, 
  Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
 Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
  Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Ensign, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of California, 
Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks 
 of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, 
Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Green, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
   Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
Hobson, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
Houghton, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson 
  of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lazio of New 
 York, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
 Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce 
 of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Romero-
   Barcelo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer of Colorado, Mr. 
 Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of 
Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
  Dunn, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Weller) submitted the following resolution; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing support for the goals of National Mammography Day.

Whereas 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime;
Whereas 180,200 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year 
        and 43,900 women will die of the disease;
Whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death of women between the 
        ages of 40 and 55;
Whereas it is universally recognized that regular mammograms are the best way to 
        detect breast cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages, and that 
        mammograms can detect small breast cancers up to 2 years earlier than 
        they can be detected through self-examination;
Whereas early detection, including regular mammography screening with prompt 
        treatment, could result in one third fewer breast cancer deaths;
Whereas the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute recognize 
        that regular mammograms are beneficial to women in their forties and 
        recommend that women begin mammography screening by age 40;
Whereas nearly half of American women age 50 and older have not had a mammogram 
        in the last 2 years, only 37 percent of women age 65 and older have a 
        mammogram every 2 years, and fewer than a third of American women follow 
        the recommended mammography guidelines; and
Whereas National Mammography Day, which this year falls on October 17, was 
        created to increase awareness of the importance of regular mammography 
        screening and to expand access to mammogram services: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the House supports the goals of National Mammography 
        Day;
            (2) all American women are urged to take an active role in 
        the fight against breast cancer by all the means that are 
        available to them, including self-examination, physician 
        examination, and regular mammograms; and
            (3) the role played by community organizations and health 
        care providers in promoting awareness of the importance of 
        regular mammograms and in helping to expand the availability of 
        low-cost mammograms should be recognized and applauded.
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