Supporting the recognition of October 2025 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 806 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 806

Supporting the recognition of October 2025 as ``National Breast Cancer 
                           Awareness Month''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 2025

Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
    Mr. Morelle, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Supporting the recognition of October 2025 as ``National Breast Cancer 
                           Awareness Month''.

Whereas October 2025 is ``National Breast Cancer Awareness Month'', which is an 
        annual observance increasing public awareness of breast cancer and 
        promoting efforts to advance research and find a cure;
Whereas, despite significant advances, 1 case of breast cancer is still 
        diagnosed in the United States every 2 minutes;
Whereas, in the United States, more than 319,000 new cases of breast cancer will 
        be diagnosed in 2025, and nearly 42,000 people will die of the disease;
Whereas, through research, advocacy, and improved early detection and treatment, 
        the 5-year relative survival rate is now over 99 percent for breast 
        cancer diagnosed at a localized stage, but drops to 87 percent for 
        regional stage and 32 percent for metastatic disease;
Whereas the journey for many individuals is quite different, with more than 
        168,000 women and an unknown number of men living with metastatic breast 
        cancer, a devastating stage of breast cancer which occurs when cancer 
        spreads beyond the breast to other parts of the body, including the 
        bones, lungs, liver, and brain;
Whereas, currently, no cure exists for metastatic breast cancer, and many of 
        those with metastatic breast cancer will continue treatment with the 
        goal of extending the best quality of life possible;
Whereas Black women are often diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages when 
        treatments are limited and costly, and the prognosis is poor, and 
        mortality rates are nearly 38 percent higher than White women;
Whereas breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed and the leading cause 
        of cancer death in Hispanic women;
Whereas breast cancer mortality has declined in every racial and ethnic group 
        since 1990, except for American Indian and Alaska Native women, among 
        whom rates have remained stable;
Whereas there has been a concerning rise in breast cancer diagnoses in young 
        women (under the age of 50) in recent years;
Whereas, breast cancer incidence in the United States increased from 2012 to 
        2021, with a steeper increase among women younger than 50 years than in 
        those 50 or older;
Whereas young women diagnosed with breast cancer often face unique issues 
        including early menopause, loss of fertility, difficulty breastfeeding, 
        overall higher stage of breast cancer at diagnosis, and more;
Whereas the more than 4,000,000 breast cancer survivors, those living with the 
        disease, and the people who love them can attest to the urgent need for 
        access to timely, affordable health care, including screening, 
        diagnosis, and treatment, and robust funding for cancer research; and
Whereas policymakers are urged to address the issues impacting the breast cancer 
        community in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
recognition of ``National Breast Cancer Awareness Month''.
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