Search Results: keywords:"national awareness month"

  • S. RES. 915 — Designating September 2024 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
    Status:Agreed to Senate
    Words:310

    S. RES. 915 designates September 2024 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month." The resolution underscores the importance of awareness, screening, and research in combating prostate cancer, a common and deadly cancer among men in the United States. It also calls for...

    Simple Explanation

    In September 2024, everyone is encouraged to learn more about and help fight prostate cancer, so that more people can recognize the importance of checking for this illness and working towards finding better ways to cure it.

  • H. RES. 1271 — Expressing support for the designation of June 7, 2024, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and June 2024 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:631

    The resolution H. RES. 1271, introduced in the House of Representatives, expresses support for designating June 7, 2024, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2024 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month." It highlights the significant impact of gun violence in the United...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants everyone to pay attention to how much gun violence hurts people in the U.S. by having a special day and month—June 7, 2024, and all of June 2024—so people can talk about how to keep everyone safe and wear orange to show they care.