IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1264 
Expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as ‘‘National Brain 
Tumor Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2024 
Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BACON, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. 
GARAMENDI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as 
‘‘National Brain Tumor Awareness Month’’. 
Whereas it is estimated that more than 90,000 Americans 
will be diagnosed with a primary brain tumor in 2024, 
and an estimated 94,390 individuals in the United States 
were diagnosed with a primary brain tumor in 2023; 
Whereas it is estimated that more than 1,000,000 Americans 
are living with a brain tumor in the United States; 
Whereas, in the United States, brain tumors are the— 
(1) leading cause of death from cancer in children 
who are under 14 years of age and teens who are under 
19 years of age; and 
(2) second-leading cause of death from cancer in 
young adults who are between 15 and 39 years of age; 
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Whereas the average 5-year survival rate for an individual in 
the United States following the diagnosis of a primary 
malignant brain tumor is only 35.7 percent; 
Whereas it is estimated that 18,870 individuals in the United 
States will die as a result of a malignant brain tumor in 
2024; 
Whereas brain tumors may be malignant or benign but can 
be life-threatening in either case; 
Whereas treatment of brain tumors is complicated by the fact 
that more than 100 types of brain tumors exist; 
Whereas the treatment and removal of brain tumors present 
significant challenges due to the uniquely complex and 
fragile nature of the brain; 
Whereas brain tumors affect the primary organ in the human 
body that controls not only cognitive ability but the ac-
tions of every other organ and limb in the body, leading 
to brain tumors being described as a disease that affects 
the whole individual; 
Whereas brain tumor research is supported by several pri-
vate, nonprofit research foundations and by Federal med-
ical research institutions; 
Whereas basic research may fuel advancements and the devel-
opment of new treatments for brain tumors; 
Whereas obstacles to the development of new treatments for 
brain tumors remain, and there are limited strategies for 
the screening or early detection of brain tumors; 
Whereas, despite the high number of individuals diagnosed 
with a brain tumor every year and the devastating prog-
nosis for those individuals, only a few treatments have 
been approved for malignant brain tumors since the 
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1980s, and none of these extend survival more than 2 
years on average or are considered to be curative; 
Whereas the mortality rates associated with brain tumors 
have changed little during the 30 years preceding the 
date of introduction of this resolution; 
Whereas there is a need for greater public awareness of brain 
tumors, including the difficulties associated with research 
on brain tumors and the opportunities for advances in 
brain tumor research and treatment; and 
Whereas May 2024, during which brain tumor advocates na-
tionwide unite in awareness, outreach, and advocacy ac-
tivities, is an appropriate month to recognize as ‘‘Na-
tional Brain Tumor Awareness Month’’: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘National Brain Tumor Awareness Month’’; 
(2) encourages increased public awareness of 
brain tumors to honor the individuals who have lost 
their lives to a brain tumor or currently live with a 
brain tumor diagnosis; 
(3) supports efforts to develop better treat-
ments for brain tumors that will improve the quality 
of life and the long-term prognosis of individuals di-
agnosed with a brain tumor; 
(4) expresses its support for individuals who are 
battling brain tumors, as well as the families, 
friends, and caregivers of those individuals; and 
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(5) urges a collaborative approach to brain 
tumor research, which is a promising means of ad-
vancing understanding of, and treatment for, brain 
tumors. 
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