SRES 517 114th Congress Senate

A resolution designating September 2016 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".

Introduced: June 29, 2016 See on congress.gov

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Jun 29, 2016

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4730; text as passed Senate: CR S4730)

Jun 29, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4730; text as passed Senate: CR S4730)

Jun 29, 2016

Introduced in Senate

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4730; text as passed Senate: CR S4730)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Designates September 2016 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness of prostate cancer, (2) encourage prostate cancer research, and (3) improve access to care for prostate cancer.

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Cosponsors 6

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2016

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jun 29, 2016

Daines, Steve

Montana · Jun 29, 2016

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Jun 29, 2016

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Jun 29, 2016

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2016

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 517: A resolution designating September 2016 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-517/

MLA

"S. Res. 517: A resolution designating September 2016 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-517/.

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S. Res. 517, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-517/.

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