[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 144 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF JULY 2021 AS ``NATIONAL 
                       SARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH''

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from 
further consideration, and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 319.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 319) expressing support for the 
     designation of July 2021 as ``National Sarcoma Awareness 
     Month''.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to; the Johnson amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, 
as amended, be agreed to; and the motions to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 319) was agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 2726) to the preamble was agreed to as follows

                    (Purpose: To amend the preamble)

       Beginning in the first whereas clause of the preamble, 
     strike ``Whereas sarcoma'' and all that follows through the 
     semicolon at the end of the fourth whereas clause and insert 
     the following:
       Whereas sarcoma is a rare cancer of the bones or connective 
     tissues, such as nerves, muscles, joints, fat, and blood 
     vessels, that can arise nearly anywhere in the body;
       Whereas, in the United States--
       (1) about 16,000 individuals are diagnosed with sarcoma 
     each year;
       (2) approximately 7,000 individuals die from sarcoma each 
     year; and
       (3) about 50,000 individuals struggle with sarcoma at any 1 
     time;
       Whereas, each year, about 1 percent of cancers diagnosed in 
     adults and around 20 percent of cancers diagnosed in children 
     are sarcoma;
       Whereas more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma have been 
     identified;
       Whereas the potential causes of sarcoma are not well 
     understood;
       Whereas treatment for sarcoma can include surgery, 
     radiation therapy, or chemotherapy;
  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, reads as 
follows:

                              S. Res. 319

       Whereas sarcoma is a rare cancer of the bones or connective 
     tissues, such as nerves, muscles, joints, fat, and blood 
     vessels, that can arise nearly anywhere in the body;
       Whereas, in the United States--
       (1) about 16,000 individuals are diagnosed with sarcoma 
     each year;
       (2) approximately 7,000 individuals die from sarcoma each 
     year; and
       (3) about 50,000 individuals struggle with sarcoma at any 1 
     time;

       Whereas, each year, about 1 percent of cancers diagnosed in 
     adults and around 20 percent of cancers diagnosed in children 
     are sarcoma;
       Whereas more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma have been 
     identified;
       Whereas the potential causes of sarcoma are not well 
     understood;
       Whereas treatment for sarcoma can include surgery, 
     radiation therapy, or chemotherapy;
       Whereas sarcoma is often misdiagnosed and underreported; 
     and
       Whereas July 2021 would be an appropriate month to 
     designate as National Sarcoma Awareness Month--
       (1) to raise awareness about sarcoma; and
       (2) to encourage more individuals in the United States to 
     get properly diagnosed and treated: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate supports the designation of July 
     2021 as ``National Sarcoma Awareness Month''.

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