,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #adba  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #c1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,fong 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,mullin1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 and ,mr4 ,costa7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,supporting the goals of ,blood ,cancer 
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas blood      
cancer includes leukemia1 lymphoma1     
myeloma1 myelodysplastic syndromes1 and 
myeloproliferative neoplasms2 ,whereas  
blood cancer currently afflicts more    
than #a1fjj1jjj people in the ,united   
,states1 with a person being diagnosed  
every #c minutes2 ,whereas blood cancer 
is projected to cause the deaths of more
 than #eg1cjj people in the ,united     
,states this year2 ,whereas steady      
support for blood cancer research has   
produced breakthrough treatment         
advances2 ,whereas blood cancer research
 has produced promising results for     
treatments like immunotherapy1 targeted 

therapy1 and minimal residual disease   
testing1 among others2 ,whereas         
,congress has provided strong support   
for blood cancer research that has      
contributed to important treatment      
advances and yielded significant        
improvements in patient survival2       
,whereas ,congress must continue to     
support blood cancer research to improve
 the early diagnosis and effective      
treatment of blood cancer2 ,whereas     
,september is ,blood ,cancer ,awareness 
,month2 and ,whereas ,blood ,cancer     
,awareness ,month is a time to-- 7#a7   
assess the challenges and opportunities 
of blood cancer research2  7#b7 support 
efforts to increase awareness of1 and   
education about1 blood cancer2 and  7#c7
 recognize the need for additional      
research into early diagnosis1          
screening1 and treatment for blood      
cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
supports the goals of ,blood ,cancer    
,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7 encourages 

people in the ,united ,states to-- 7,a7 
educate themselves about blood cancer2  
7,b7 advocate for blood cancer research1
 education1 and care2 and  7,c7 offer   
support to individuals living with blood
 cancer and their families4