[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 350 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 350

  Designating September 2019 as ``National Childhood Cancer Awareness 
                                Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2019

   Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Reed, and Mrs. Capito) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating September 2019 as ``National Childhood Cancer Awareness 
                                Month''.

Whereas each year more than 15,000 children under the age of 19 in the United 
        States, and more than 300,000 children globally, are diagnosed with 
        cancer;
Whereas every year more than 1,700 children under the age of 19 in the United 
        States lose their lives to cancer;
Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease and the 
        second overall leading cause of death for children in the United States;
Whereas the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer has increased from 58 
        percent in the mid-1970s to 84 percent in 2019, representing significant 
        improvement from previous decades; and
Whereas cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no racial or ethnic 
        group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates September 2019, as ``National Childhood 
        Cancer Awareness Month'';
            (2) requests that the Federal Government, States, 
        localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the month with 
        appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of 
        increasing public knowledge of the risks of cancer; and
            (3) recognizes the human toll of cancer and pledges to make 
        the prevention and cure of cancer a public health priority.
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