Supporting the goals of "Blood Cancer Awareness Month".

Bill: 118-hres-1421
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20]
Introduced: 2024-09-03
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-09-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution expresses support for the goals of Blood Cancer Awareness Month.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1421 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2024 Mr. Fong (for himself, Mr. Mullin , Ms. Barragán , and Mr. Costa ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Supporting the goals of Blood Cancer Awareness Month .

Whereas blood cancer includes leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and myeloproliferative neoplasms; Whereas blood cancer currently afflicts more than 1,600,000 people in the United States, with a person being diagnosed every 3 minutes; Whereas blood cancer is projected to cause the deaths of more than 57,300 people in the United States this year; Whereas steady support for blood cancer research has produced breakthrough treatment advances; Whereas blood cancer research has produced promising results for treatments like immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and minimal residual disease testing, among others; Whereas Congress has provided strong support for blood cancer research that has contributed to important treatment advances and yielded significant improvements in patient survival; Whereas Congress must continue to support blood cancer research to improve the early diagnosis and effective treatment of blood cancer; Whereas September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month ; and Whereas Blood Cancer Awareness Month is a time to— (1) assess the challenges and opportunities of blood cancer research; (2) support efforts to increase awareness of, and education about, blood cancer; and (3) recognize the need for additional research into early diagnosis, screening, and treatment for blood cancer: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals of Blood Cancer Awareness Month ; and (2) encourages people in the United States to— (A) educate themselves about blood cancer; (B) advocate for blood cancer research, education, and care; and (C) offer support to individuals living with blood cancer and their families.