Bill journey · stage 3 of 5
Passed at least one chamber
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 30, 2013)
Designates September 2013 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) increase research funding to a level commensurate with the burden of prostate cancer; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer.
What just happenedJul 30, 2013
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6082; text as passed Senate: CR S6080)
Who’s behind it
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6082; text as passed Senate: CR S6080)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6082; text as passed Senate: CR S6080)
Introduced in Senate
Designates September 2013 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) increase research funding to a level commensurate with the burden of prostate cancer; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates September 2013 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) increase research funding to a level commensurate with the burden of prostate cancer; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer.