IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 123 
Supporting National Men’s Health Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
NORTON, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CORREA, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. POCAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N 
of New Mexico, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. EVANS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. AL 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 
RICHMOND, Ms. BASS, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. MAXINE 
WATERS of California, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. SEAN 
PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting National Men’s Health Week. 
Whereas despite advances in medical technology and re-
search, men continue to live an average of more than 5 
years less than women, and American Indian/Alaska Na-
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tive and African-American men have the lowest life ex-
pectancy; 
Whereas 9 of the 10 leading causes of death, as defined by 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affect 
men at a higher percentage than women; 
Whereas men on average experience a heart attack 7 years 
earlier than women; 
Whereas testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers 
in men between the ages of 15 and 34, and when de-
tected early, has a 95-percent survival rate; 
Whereas the number of cases of colorectal cancer among men 
is expected to be over 75,000 in 2018, and over 27,000 
men are expected to die from it; 
Whereas the likelihood that a man will develop prostate can-
cer is 1 in 9; 
Whereas an estimated 164,690 men will be diagnosed with 
prostate cancer in 2018 and an estimated 29,430 of them 
will die from the disease; 
Whereas African-American men in the United States have the 
highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world; 
Whereas significant numbers of male-related health problems, 
such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, infertility, and 
colon cancer, could be detected and treated if men’s 
awareness of such problems were more pervasive; 
Whereas educating both the public and health care providers 
about the importance of early detection of male health 
problems will result in reducing rates of mortality for 
these diseases; 
Whereas appropriate use of tests such as Prostate Specific 
Antigen (PSA) exams and blood pressure and cholesterol 
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