Congress designates cancer prevention awareness day
H.Res. 1037 — Expressing support for the designation of February 4, 2026, as "National Cancer Prevention Day". · Filed by Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This resolution designates February 4, 2026, as 'National Cancer Prevention Day' to raise awareness about cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection. It is a symbolic measure expressing congressional support for cancer prevention efforts and recognizing the impact of cancer on American families and the economy.
Why we flagged it
This is a standard House resolution designating a single day for awareness purposes. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriations, or regulatory change—only symbolic recognition of a public health cause.
Who it affects
This is a non-binding symbolic resolution that promotes public health awareness and prevention messaging around cancer. It carries no direct cost to citizens and aligns with broad public health interests, though its practical impact is limited to awareness-raising.
Named in the bill
House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Cancer Moonshot, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. James
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Feb 4, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 5, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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