,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,coh51     
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4        
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4    
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,mississippi1 & ,mr4 ,meeks7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,rais+ aw>5ess ( ! racial 
disp>ities 9 ! impact ( colorectal canc]
 on ! ,black community4  ,:]eas         
colorectal canc]1 or ,,crc1 is !        
?ird-mo/ common canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
= m5 & wom5 comb9$1 & ! second-lead+    
cause ( canc] dea?2 ,:]eas ?is disease  
takes ! lives ( m ?an #ej1jjj p ea* ye>2
 ,:]eas ! rate ( ,,crc is #bj p]c5t     
high] among ,black m5 & is #ad p]c5t    
high] among ,black wom5 ?an comp>$ to   
non-,hispanic ,:ites2 ,:]eas ! rate (   
,,crc dea? is #dj p]c5t high] among     
,black m5 & is #be p]c5t high] among    

,black wom5 ?an comp>$ to non-,hispanic 
,:ites2 ,:]eas ,,crc is ! ?ird-lead+    
cause ( canc] dea? 9 bo? ,black m5 &    
wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,black   
,am]icans h ! l[e/ #e-ye> survival rate 
= ,,crc ( any racial gr\p 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ,:]eas dea?s f colorectal canc] 
among p y\ng] ?an #ee h increas$ #a4i   
p]c5t p] ye> f #bjaa to #bjai2 ,:]eas ! 
tragic dea? ( #dc-ye>-old actor ,*adwick
 ,boseman f colorectal canc] has        
catalyz$ m conv]sation ab\t ,,crc's     
impact on ! ,black community2 ,:]eas1 by
 #bjcj1 x is expect$ t ,,crc w be !     
lead+ cause ( dea? among p ages #bj to  
#di2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t #ai p]c5t (  
racial disp>ity 9 ,,crc dea? rates      
betwe5 ,:ite & ,black ,am]icans is due  
to l[] scre5+ rates alone2 & ,:]eas     
,,crc has a #ij-p]c5t survival rate :5  
caught at ! e>lie/ /age & !re are _m    
scre5+ me?ods available3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7  
recognizes ! deadly impact colorectal   
canc] has to ! ,am]ican p2  7#b7        

ackn[l$ges ! racial disp>ity t ! ,black 
community faces :5 deal+ ) colorectal   
canc]2  7#c7 enc\rages ! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion to       
cont9ue & exp& _! "w to id5tify ^?      
factors t result 9 ! colorectal racial  
scre5+ disp>ity & develop effective     
/rategies to r$uce & ultimately elim9ate
 racial disp>ities 9 colorectal scre5+2 
7#d7 enc\rages ev]yone get colorectal   
canc] scre5+ :5 recomm5d$ by ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,prev5tive ,s]vices ,task ,=ce2  
7#e7 enc\rages ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion to conduct rese>* 
to det]m9e any environm5tal factors1 & !
 ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? to       
conduct rese>* into any physiological   
factors t cause an elevat$ risk =       
colorectal canc] 9 "y adults2 &  7#f7   
urges ,/ate heal? plans to quickly adopt
 new measures to cov] colorectal scre5+s
 = individuals at a l[] age1 ) special  
consid]ation = ! ,black community & all 
^? at high] risk = colorectal canc]4