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SRES 538 112th Congress Senate

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

Introduced: August 1, 2012 See on congress.gov
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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)
Aug 1, 2012
Passed/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)
Aug 1, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 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)

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 336 Related bill Expressing support for designation of September 2011 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
  • HRES 787 Related bill Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
  • SRES 278 Related bill A resolution designating September 2011 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Aug 1, 2012
Isakson, Johnny
· Aug 1, 2012
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Aug 1, 2012
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Aug 1, 2012
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Aug 1, 2012
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 1, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 538: A resolution designating September 2012 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-538/
MLA
"S. Res. 538: A resolution designating September 2012 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-538/.
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S. Res. 538, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-538/.
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