Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SR160: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2025 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 17, 2025, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, October 21, 2025
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing the month of October 2025 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 17, 2025, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2025:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing the month of October 2025 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 17, 2025, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" was founded in 1985 and has since evolved into a collaboration of national public service organizations, professional medical associations and government agencies working together to promote breast cancer awareness, share information on the disease and provide greater access to services; and WHEREAS, Since its inception more than 30 years ago, the "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" effort has stood at the forefront of promoting awareness of breast cancer issues; and WHEREAS, Much remains to be done to educate individuals about breast health in order to empower them to take charge of their health through practicing regular breast self-exams to identify changes, scheduling regular doctor visits and mammograms as recommended, adhering to prescribed treatment and knowing the facts about recurrence; and WHEREAS, An important part of raising awareness involves helping people to understand the importance of screening and detecting cancer in its early stages so that treatment can occur, increasing survival rates and healing and decreasing suffering; and WHEREAS, A mammogram serves as a screening test that can detect breast cancer early; and WHEREAS, Screening for breast cancer for women who are at least 40 years of age through mammograms helps …
Sponsors
- Christine Tartaglione (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Kim Ward (R, 39)
- Judy Schwank (D, 11)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, 28)
- Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, SD-027)
- Scott Martin (R, 13)
- John Kane (D, 9)
- Wayne Fontana (D, 42)
- Daniel Laughlin (R, 49)
- Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
- Vincent Hughes (D, 7)
- Michele Brooks (R, 50)
Latest actions
- : (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 926-927), Oct. 21, 2025
- : Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 1, 2025
Subjects: RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
Common questions
- What is SR160?
- SR160 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2025 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 17, 2025, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What does SR160 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing the month of October 2025 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 17, 2025, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of SR160?
- In committee as of October 21, 2025. Latest action: (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 926-927), Oct. 21, 2025 (October 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR160?
- Christine Tartaglione (D, 2), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR160?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sr160
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