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A resolution designating September 2009 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".

Introduced: September 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2009
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9615-9516; text as passed Senate: CR S9615-9616; text of measure as introduced: CR S9591)
Sep 21, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9615-9516; text as passed Senate: CR S9615-9616; text of measure as introduced: CR S9591)
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates September 2009 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Declares that steps should be taken 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.

What's happening now September 21, 2009

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9615-9516; text as passed Senate: CR S9615-9616; text of measure as introduced: CR S9591)