Bill · S.Res. 465· Senate(119-SRES-465)
A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".
- Introduced
- 10/23/2025
- Last activity
- 10/23/2025 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7735; text: CR S7733)
- Sponsored by
- Tim Scott
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- Officially Recorded
- Adopted by the Senate
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This bill designates September 2025 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It highlights that more than 14,500 children under 19 are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. The resolution encourages governments and nonprofits to hold programs to increase public knowledge about the risks of childhood cancer. It also encourages survivors to keep getting ongoing monitoring and care as adults. Finally, it recognizes the human toll of the disease, honors the courage of diagnosed children, and pledges to make prevention and a cure a public health priority.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would children be better off under this?+4
The resolution brings national attention to childhood cancer and pledges to make prevention and cures a public health priority.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+3
It encourages long-term monitoring and care for childhood cancer survivors entering adulthood.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+3
The resolution encourages ongoing monitoring and care for childhood cancer survivors and prioritizes prevention and cures.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Public Awareness: Under Resolved (2), the bill requests that the Federal Government, States, localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the month with programs and activities aimed at increasing public knowledge of the risks of childhood cancer. This is positive because it helps educate the public about a major health issue affecting young people.
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Health Monitoring: Under Resolved (3), the bill encourages survivors of childhood cancer to continue receiving ongoing monitoring and care throughout their adult lives. This is a positive step to help survivors manage chronic health conditions and severe late effects from treatment.
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Public Health Priority: Under Resolved (4), the Senate recognizes the human toll of childhood cancer and pledges to make the prevention of and cure for childhood cancer a public health priority. This is beneficial because it directs official attention toward finding a cure and stopping the disease.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No Negative Impacts Identified: Based strictly on the text provided, there are no specific sections or provisions that outline negative consequences, burdens, or penalties for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+4Good For Young Adults+3Good For People With Disabilities+2
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3
- 10/23/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7735; text: CR S7733)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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John ReedDemocrat · Rhode Island