Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR575: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Passed both chambers, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating the month of September 2026 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, June 22, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating the month of September 2026 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, The prostate is a small gland found only in men and located below the bladder; and WHEREAS, In some cases, prostate cancer can make the prostate enlarged; and WHEREAS, Prostate Cancer Research, a nonprofit organization under the National Cancer Research Institute, reports that the risk of prostate cancer increases with age with most cases diagnosed in men over 50 years of age; and WHEREAS, According to the Prostate Conditions Education Council, in 8 American men will get prostate cancer and 1 in 41 men will die from prostate cancer; and WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimated that more than 13,000 new cases of prostate cancer will have been diagnosed in 2025 in Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimated that 1,500 Pennsylvanians will have died of prostate cancer in 2025; and WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes symptoms of prostate cancer that include difficulty starting urination, weak or interrupted flow of urine, trouble emptying the bladder completely, pain or burning during urination, blood in the urine and pain in the back, hips or pelvis; and WHEREAS, Prostate cancer can be dormant in a person's body for up to 20 years without symptoms, increasing the chance that a person may be …
Sponsors
- Jeanne McNeill (D, 133) · primary sponsor
- Tiburcio, Ana (D, 22)
- Nikki Rivera (D, 96)
- Patrick Harkins (D, 1)
- Joe McAndrew (D, 32)
- Robert Merski (D, 2)
- Sean Dougherty (D, 172)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Marc Anderson (R, 92)
- Kristine Howard (D, 167)
- Patrick Gallagher (D, 173)
- Robert James (R, 64)
Latest actions
- : Adopted, Sept. 30, 2026 (201-2)
- : Reported as committed, June 24, 2026
- : Referred to HEALTH, June 22, 2026
Votes
- House Floor: HR575, RC 1400 (September 30, 2026): 201 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Health: Report Bill As Committed (June 24, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR575?
- HR575 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR575 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating the month of September 2026 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR575?
- Passed both chambers as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Adopted, Sept. 30, 2026 (201-2) (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR575?
- Jeanne McNeill (D, 133), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR575?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr575
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