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S.Res. 459 · 114th Congress

A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the vital contributions of scientists…

Full title

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".

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DFD FeinsteinSponsor
12 cosponsors · 7 D, 5 R
JIR Isakson KAR Ayotte SBD Brown RBD Blumenthal SWD Whitehouse CGR Grassley AKD Klobuchar JMR Moran MCD Cantwell GPD Peters MRR Rounds JSD Shaheen

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced May 9, 2016
  2. Senate Passed May 25, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · May 25, 2016

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

Designates May 2016 as National Cancer Research Month.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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".

Latest action (May 25, 2016): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 9, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced May 9, 2016
  2. Senate Passed May 25, 2016

No recorded floor vote found.