Congressional Resolutions

This page provides information regarding formal expressions of opinion or proposals for action from the 118th Congress on cancer-related topics, such as raising awareness and promoting outreach efforts for various cancers. Resolutions are legislative measures that do not require approval by the President and do not hold the weight of law. This page will be updated as relevant resolutions are introduced.

H.Res.746	Supporting the designation of September 2023 as “National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month”.
H.Res.725	Expressing support for the designation of September 30, 2023, as “Rare Cancer Day” to highlight the challenges patients with rare cancers face and to raise awareness and support efforts to improve early diagnosis and treatment.
H.Res.700	Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as “National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”.
S.Res.352	Designating September 2023 as “National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month”.
S.Res.270	Designating July 15, 2023, as “National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day”.
S.Res.249	Expressing support for the designation of July 2023 as “National Sarcoma Awareness Month”.
H.Res.475	Expressing support for the designation of the first Tuesday in June as “National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day”.
H.Res.425 & S.Res.257	Supports the designation of July 19, 2023, as “Glioblastoma Awareness Day”.
H.Res.416 & S.Res.232	Expresses support for the designation of the 17th day in May as “DIPG Awareness Day” to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.
H.Res.415	Expresses support for the designation of May as “National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month”.
H.Res.365	Supports State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.
H.Res.355	Supports the designation of May 2023 as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month”.
H.Res.224	Raises awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.
H.Res.213	Supports the designation of March 2023 as “National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month”.
H.Res.172	Expresses support for the designation of March 3, 2023, as “National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day”.
H.Res.93	Expresses support for the designation of February 4, 2023, as “National Cancer Prevention Day”.