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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 129 

Recognizing Susan G. Komen for the Cure on its leadership in the breast 

cancer movement on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 25, 2007 

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing Susan G. Komen for the Cure on its leadership 

in the breast cancer movement on the occasion of its 

25th anniversary. 

Whereas Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan 

G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to 

end breast cancer; 

Whereas in Dallas, Texas, in 1982, that promise became 

Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global 

breast cancer movement; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure has grown to become 

the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer 

survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower 

people, ensure quality care for all, and energize science 

to find the cure; 


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Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested nearly 

$1,000,000,000 to fulfill its promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds in the world dedicated to 

curing breast cancer; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure is committed to investing an additional $1,000,000,000 over the next decade in breast health care and treatment and in research 

to discover the causes of breast cancer and, ultimately, 

its cure; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure serves the breast 

health and treatment needs of millions, especially underserved women, through education and support to thousands of community health organizations, with grants to 

date of more than $480,000,000; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure has played a critical 

role in virtually every major advance in breast cancer research over the past 25 years, with research investments 

to date of more than $300,000,000; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure has advocated for 

more research on breast cancer treatment and prevention, with the Federal Government now devoting more 

than $900,000,000 each year to breast cancer research, 

compared with $30,000,000 in 1982; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a leader in the 

global breast cancer movement, with more than 100,000 

activists in 125 cities and communities, mobilizing more 

than 1,000,000 people every year through events like the 

Komen Race for the Cure Series—the world’s largest and 

most successful awareness and fundraising event for 

breast cancer; 


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Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been a strong 

supporter of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer 

Early Detection Program and the Mammography Quality 

Standards Act; 

Whereas in the last 25 years early detection and testing rates 

have increased, with nearly 75 percent of women over 40 

years of age now receiving regular mammograms, compared with 30 percent of such women in 1982; 

Whereas in the last 25 years, the 5-year breast cancer survival rate has increased to 98 percent when the cancer 

is caught before it spreads beyond the breast, compared 

with 74 percent in 1982; 

Whereas without better prevention and a cure, 1 in 8 women 

in the United States will continue to suffer from breast 

cancer—a devastating disease with physical, emotional, 

psychological, and financial pain that can last a lifetime; 

Whereas without a cure, an estimated 5,000,000 Americans 

will be diagnosed with breast cancer—and more than 

1,000,000 could die—over the next 25 years; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure is challenging individuals, communities, States, and Congress to make breast 

cancer an urgent priority; 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure recognizes that in the 

world of breast cancer, the big questions are still without 

answers: what causes the disease and how it can be prevented; and 

Whereas Susan G. Komen for the Cure is marking its 25th 

anniversary by recommitting to finish what it started and 

end breast cancer: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) congratulates Susan G. Komen for the Cure 

4 on its 25th anniversary; 

5 (2) recognizes Susan G. Komen for the Cure as 

6 a global leader in the fight against breast cancer and 

7 commends the strides the organization has made in 

8 that fight; and 

9 (3) supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s 

10 commitment to attaining the goal of a world without 

11 breast cancer. 

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