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S.Res. 182 · 115th Congress

A resolution designating May 2017 as "Melanoma Awareness Month".

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JRD ReedSponsor
2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R

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

  1. Senate Introduced May 25, 2017
  2. Senate Passed May 25, 2017

Designates May 2017 as Melanoma Awareness Month. (Melanoma is the type of skin cancer that causes the most deaths.)

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · May 25, 2017

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

Designates May 2017 as Melanoma Awareness Month. (Melanoma is the type of skin cancer that causes the most deaths.)

Expresses support for melanoma research and efforts to promote awareness of sunsafe behaviors, including the use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution designating May 2017 as "Melanoma Awareness Month".

Latest action (May 25, 2017): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3225; text as passed Senate: CR S3224)

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 25, 2017

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

  1. Senate Introduced May 25, 2017
  2. Senate Passed May 25, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.