,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjbc,mr4   
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1   
,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4      
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4            
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4       
,payne1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4   
,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 & ,ms4      
,wild7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,may z        
,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess ,mon?4
  ,:]eas increas$ public aw>5ess & e>ly 
treatm5t ( bladd] canc] w save ?\s&s (  
lives2 ,:]eas m ?an #hjj1jjj families 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates live ) bladd] canc]2    
,:]eas x is e/imat$ t m ?an #hb1bij p 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or ov] #bcj ,am]icans e
 day1 w be diagnos$ ) bladd] canc] 9    
#bjbc1 includ+ ov] #fb1dbj m5 & #ai1hgj 

wom52 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t bladd] canc]
 w kill m ?an #af1gaj ,am]icans ?is ye> 
alone2 ,:]eas ! bladd] canc] diagnosis  
rate is expect$ to increase by #a4ce    
p]c5t 9 #bjbc1 :ile _m o!r =ms ( canc]  
are project$ to decl9e2 ,:]eas bladd]   
canc] c directly impact all p1 reg>dless
 ( age1 sex1 & race2 ,:]eas bladd] canc]
 is among ! top #g mo/ diagnos$ canc]s 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! top #d mo/        
commonly diagnos$ canc]s = our honor$   
vet]ans2 ,:]eas1 if diagnos$ e>ly1      
bladd] canc] is highly treatable1 b     
survivability rates decrease            
sub/antially ) lat] detection2 ,:]eas   
smok+ & environm5tal or occupational    
exposure to c>c9omic *emicals are ! top 
causes ( bladd] canc]2 ,:]eas /udies h  
%[n a high] level ( bladd] canc] 9      
firefight]s1 vet]ans1 & s5ior citiz5s   
?an 9 ! g5]al public2 ,:]eas bladd]     
canc] symptoms1 su* z blood 9 ! ur9e1   
are easily recogniz$1 h[ev]1 _m         
,am]icans are unaw>e ( ! w>n+ signs &   
(t5 put (f diagno/ic te/+ & treatm5t2   

,:]eas bladd] canc] is kn[n z "o ( ! mo/
 exp5sive canc]s to treat on a p] pati5t
 basis & has a reoccurr5ce rate (       
approximately #ej to #hj p]c5t1 requir+ 
lifelong surveillance2 ,:]eas1 :ile     
bladd] canc] is m preval5t 9 m51 wom5   
are commonly diagnos$ at a lat] /age &  
face a worse prognosis ev5 :5 diagnos$  
at ! same /age z m52 ,:]eas !re h be5   
limit$ significant break?r\ghs 9 ! pa/  
#cj ye>s to advance ! treatm5t ( & move 
t[>d a cure = bladd] canc]2 ,:]eas !    
quality ( life & *ance ( survival = a   
bladd] canc] pati5t dep5ds l>gely on new
 advancem5ts & a r5ew$ focus on rese>* f
 bo? ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & private       
indu/ry2 ,:]eas increas$ aw>5ess =      
bladd] canc] w promote e>li] diagnosis &
 increas$ *ances ( survival2 ,:]eas1 9  
#bjbc1 ,congress w require ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs to dramatically      
increase bladd] canc] treatm5ts = !     
,nation's vet]ans1 liv+ up to ! promise 
! ,nation made decades ago2 ,:]eas bas$ 
on ! ,nation's exp]i5ce diagnos+ & c>+ =

 ,vietnam vet]ans expos$ to c>c9og5ic   
*emicals su* z ,ag5t ,orange & ,ag5t    
,blue1 ef=ts are und]way to docum5t     
curr5t s]vicememb]s' exposure to burn   
pits2 ,:]eas ! ,congressionally ,direct$
 ,m$ical ,rese>* ,programs1 work+       
concurr5tly ) ! ,national ,in/itutes (  
,heal?1 annually fund ! high-risk1      
high-rew>d1 rese>* requir$ to "o day    
discov] a cure = bladd] canc]2 ,:]eas   
traditionally ?r\gh\t ,may1 survivors1  
c>egiv]s1 & lov$ ones unite = walks 9   
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
raise aw>5ess = bladd] canc] along )    
funds = bladd] canc] rese>*2 ,:]eas !   
,bladd] ,canc] ,advocacy ,network has   
work$ = m ?an #ah ye>s to raise public  
aw>5ess = bladd] canc] :ile provid+     
pati5ts ) ! k1 res\rces1 & support !y   
ne$ to navigate _! p]sonal bladd] canc] 
j\rney2 ,:]eas ! ,bladd] ,canc]         
,advocacy ,network annually funds cutt+ 
edge rese>* 9 se>* ( bett] treatm5ts & a
 f9al cure = bladd] canc] :ile work+ e  
day to raise public aw>5ess1 support    

pati5ts1 & increase rese>*2 & ,:]eas    
,may w\ld be an appropriate mon? to     
designate z ,national ,bladd] ,canc]    
,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports 
! designation ( ,national ,bladd] ,canc]
 ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 supports ! goals 
& ideals ( ,national ,bladd] ,canc]     
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#c7 calls on ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 int]e/$ gr\ps1 ! rese>* 
community1 & affect$ p]sons to-- 7,a7   
promote aw>5ess ( bladd] canc] & fo/]   
und]/&+ ( ! impact ( ! disease on       
pati5ts1 _! families1 c>egiv]s1 & _!    
community2  7,b7 take an active role 9 !
 fight to end bladd] canc]2 &  7,c7     
obs]ve ,national ,bladd] ,canc] ,aw>5ess
 ,mon? ) appropriate c]emonies &        
activities4