A resolution designating September 2008 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
Latest action · Sep 18, 2008 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9164-9165; text as passed Senate: CR S9165; text of measure as introduced: CR S9039-9040)
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 18, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateSep 18, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates September 2008 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Declares that the federal government has a responsibility to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) increase funding for prostate cancer research; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Sep 18, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 18, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9164-9165; text as passed Senate: CR S9165; text of measure as introduced: CR S9039-9040)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9164Text printed S9039, S9165 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Sep 18, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 288 | A resolution designating September 2007 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". | Related bill | Sep 7, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating September 2008 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2008Agreed to Senate
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