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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1421 Introduced in House (IH)]
118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1421
Supporting the goals of "Blood Cancer Awareness Month".
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 3, 2024
Mr. Fong (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Barragan, and Mr. Costa) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals of "Blood Cancer Awareness Month".
Whereas blood cancer includes leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and myeloproliferative neoplasms; Whereas blood cancer currently afflicts more than 1,600,000 people in the United States, with a person being diagnosed every 3 minutes; Whereas blood cancer is projected to cause the deaths of more than 57,300 people in the United States this year; Whereas steady support for blood cancer research has produced breakthrough treatment advances; Whereas blood cancer research has produced promising results for treatments like immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and minimal residual disease testing, among others; Whereas Congress has provided strong support for blood cancer research that has contributed to important treatment advances and yielded significant improvements in patient survival; Whereas Congress must continue to support blood cancer research to improve the early diagnosis and effective treatment of blood cancer; Whereas September is "Blood Cancer Awareness Month"; and Whereas Blood Cancer Awareness Month is a time to--
(1) assess the challenges and opportunities of blood cancer research;
(2) support efforts to increase awareness of, and education about, blood cancer; and
(3) recognize the need for additional research into early diagnosis, screening, and treatment for blood cancer: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) supports the goals of "Blood Cancer Awareness Month"; and (2) encourages people in the United States to-- (A) educate themselves about blood cancer; (B) advocate for blood cancer research, education, and care; and (C) offer support to individuals living with blood cancer and their families.