[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 64 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 64

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Recognizing the severity of the issue of cervical health, and for other 
                               purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 64

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas cervical cancer annually strikes an estimated 15,000 women in the United 
        States;
Whereas during an average woman's lifetime cervical cancer strikes one out of 
        every 50 American women;
Whereas it is estimated that during this decade more than 150,000 women will be 
        diagnosed with cervical cancer in the United States;
Whereas according to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of 
        the National Cancer Institute, when cervical cancer is detected at an 
        early stage, the five-year survival rate is 91 percent;
Whereas in most cases cervical cancer is a preventable disease yet is one of the 
        leading causes of death among women worldwide;
Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
        mortality rate among American women with cervical cancer declined during 
        the period 1960 through 1997, but now has begun to rise;
Whereas clinical studies have confirmed that the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a 
        major cause of cervical cancer and unknown precursor lesions; and
Whereas cervical cancer survivors have shown tremendous courage and 
        determination in the face of adversity: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Cervical Cancer Public 
Awareness Resolution''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING THE SEVERITY OF CERVICAL CANCER.

    The Congress--
            (1) recognizes the severity of the issue of cervical 
        health;
            (2) calls on the United States as a whole to support both 
        the individuals with cervical cancer as well as the family and 
        loved ones of individuals with cervical cancer through public 
        awareness and education;
            (3) calls on the people of the United States to take this 
        opportunity to learn about cervical cancer and the improved 
        detection methods available;
            (4) recognizes through education and early detection, women 
        can lower their likelihood for developing cervical cancer;
            (5) recognizes the importance of federally funded programs 
        that provide cervical cancer screenings and follow-up services 
        to medically underserved individuals; and
            (6) encourages all women to have regular Pap smear tests.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 3, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.