SRES 459
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Cancer
Commemorative events and holidays
Health personnel
Medical research
World health
A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the vital contributions of scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors, and other patient advocates across the United States who are…
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Agreed to (Senate)
May 25, 2016
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2016
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3228)
May 25, 2016
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3228)
May 9, 2016
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Designates May 2016 as National Cancer Research Month.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 459: A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the vital contributions of scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors, and other patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, and designating May 2016, as "National Cancer Research Month".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-459/
"S. Res. 459: A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the vital contributions of scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors, and other patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, and designating May 2016, as "National Cancer Research Month".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-459/.
S. Res. 459, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-459/.
[S. Res. 459: A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the vital contributions of scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors, and other patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, and designating May 2016, as "National Cancer Research Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-459/)