SRES 538 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

A resolution designating September 2012 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".

Introduced Aug 1, 2012 Originated Senate Sponsor Jeff Sessions R-AL

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Latest action · Aug 1, 2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; text as passed Senate: CR S5899; text of measure as introduced: CR S5883-5884)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedAug 1, 2012
  2. Agreed to in SenateAug 1, 2012

Summary

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Designates September 2012 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) increase research funding in an amount commensurate with the burden of prostate cancer; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 1, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalAug 1, 2012
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalAug 1, 2012
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalAug 1, 2012
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalAug 1, 2012
D-MTJon TesterOriginalAug 1, 2012
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-ILMark KirkOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-ALRichard C. ShelbyOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalAug 1, 2012
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalAug 1, 2012
D-ORRon WydenOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-MAScott P. BrownOriginalAug 1, 2012
R-MSThad CochranOriginalAug 1, 2012

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2012Introduced in Senate
  2. Aug 1, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; text as passed Senate: CR S5899; text of measure as introduced: CR S5883-5884)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S5898Text printed S5883, S5899Harry Reid D-NVAug 1, 2012

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 278A resolution designating September 2011 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".Related billSep 23, 2011
HRES 336Expressing support for designation of September 2011 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".Related billJun 24, 2011
HRES 787Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".Related billSep 26, 2012

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A resolution designating September 2012 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.

  1. Aug 1, 2012Agreed to Senate

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