IV

House Calendar No. 134

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 278

[Report No. 106–400]

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of education, early detection and treatment, and other efforts

in the fight against breast cancer.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 5, 1999

Mr. BASS (for himself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. WYNN, Mrs.

MYRICK, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi,

Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. JENKINS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.

WEINER, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BERRY, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr.

SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. COX, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr.

OBERSTAR, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

OCTOBER 19, 1999

Additional sponsors: Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.

SPENCE, Mr. KING, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. FORBES, Mr.

LAZIO, Mr. KUYKENDALL, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. COBURN, Mr. HINCHEY,

Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. FOLEY, Ms. HOOLEY of

Oregon, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey,

Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. FROST, Mr. NEY, Mr.

THOMPSON of California, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BROWN of

Ohio, Mr. BLUNT, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BALDACCI, Mrs.

BONO, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. BARTLETT of

Maryland, Mr. BOYD, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. DIXON, Mr.

GALLEGLY, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.

SHAYS, Mr. SCHAFFER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr.

PALLONE, Mr. QUINN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr.

WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SUNUNU, Ms. SANCHEZ, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr.

SANDERS, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. BARCIA, Mr.
2

•HRES 278 RH

FOSSELLA, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. CANADY

of Florida, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. GEKAS, Ms.

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. WALSH, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.

PHELPS, and Mr. MCHUGH

OCTOBER 19, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of education, early detection and

treatment, and other efforts in the fight against breast

cancer.

Whereas an estimated 175,000 women and 1,300 men will be

diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, and an estimated

43,300 women and 400 men will die of the disease;

Whereas breast cancer is the most common form of cancer

among women, excluding skin cancers;

Whereas breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer

death among all women and the leading cause of cancer

death among women between ages 40 and 55;

Whereas breast cancer can often be treated most successfully

if detected early on;

Whereas education, regular clinical and self-examinations,

regular mammograms, and biopsies (when appropriate)

are critical to detecting and treating breast cancer in a

timely manner;

Whereas the American Cancer Society recommends that all

women aged 40 and over have annual screening mammograms and clinical breast examinations by health profes-
3

•HRES 278 RH

sionals, that women aged 20 to 39 have clinical examinations every three years, and that all women aged 20 and

over perform a breast self-examination every month; and

Whereas the House of Representatives as an institution and

Members of Congress as individuals are in unique positions to help raise public awareness about the detection

and treatment of breast cancer and to support the fight

against breast cancer: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that—

3 (1) all Americans, and above all women, should

4 take an active role in the fight against breast cancer

5 by using all the means available to them, including

6 regular clinical and self-examinations, regular mam7 mograms, and biopsies (when appropriate);

8 (2) the role played by national and community

9 organizations and health care providers in promoting

10 awareness of the importance of regular clinical and

11 self-examinations, regular mammograms, and biop12 sies (when appropriate), and in providing informa13 tion, support, and access to services, should be rec14 ognized and applauded; and

15 (3) the Federal Government has a responsibility

16 to—

17 (A) endeavor to raise awareness about the

18 importance of the early detection of, and proper

19 treatment for, breast cancer;
4

•HRES 278 RH

1 (B) continue to fund research so that the

2 causes of, and improved treatment for, breast

3 cancer may be discovered; and

4 (C) continue to consider ways to improve

5 access to, and the quality of, health care serv6 ices for detecting and treating breast cancer.

House Calendar No. 134

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 278

[Report No. 106–400]

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of education,

early detection and treatment, and other effortsin the fight against breast cancer.

OCTOBER 19, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed