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HJRES 257 102th Congress House Health Breast cancer Commemorations Special months

Designating October 1991 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".

Introduced: May 16, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 1991
For Further Action See S.J.Res.95.
May 20, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 16, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates October 1991 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

What's happening now October 7, 1991

For Further Action See S.J.Res.95.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HJRES 38 Identical bill Designating October 1991 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".
  • SJRES 95 Identical bill A joint resolution designating October 1991 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 19, 1991
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 19, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 19, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 2, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 2, 1991
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 15, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 20, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 4, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 4, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 257: Designating October 1991 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-257/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 257: Designating October 1991 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-257/.
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H.J. Res. 257, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-257/.
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