PennsylvaniaPennsylvania House would recognize September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
The proposed resolution would recognize September 2026 as an awareness month and express the Pennsylvania House’s support for children with cancer and their care teams.
What it does
The House would recognize September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. The designation would be symbolic.
The House would encourage children fighting cancer, honor those who died, and thank their doctors and nurses. It would also encourage Pennsylvania residents to help fight childhood cancer.
Argument forOfficial recognition could draw residents’ attention to childhood cancer and encourage support for affected children, families, and care teams.
Argument againstFamilies who must relocate for cancer treatment might find the recognition insufficient because it offers no direct help with that disruption.
More detail
The Pennsylvania House would designate September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The designation would apply in Pennsylvania. The designation would provide recognition without requiring residents to participate. The designation covers September 2026, which ended before the October 3, 2026, status date.
The House would express encouragement, remembrance, and thanks to people affected by childhood cancer. The recognition would cover young Pennsylvanians fighting cancer, young people who died from childhood cancer, and doctors and nurses caring for affected patients and families. The call for residents to help would be voluntary.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 5AdoptedAdopted
- Vote recorded House Resolution 582. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 28Reported as committedMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Children & Youth): Report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 29Referred to Children & YouthIntroduced
- Oct 5AdoptedAdopted
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