Pennsylvania SR363: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

What the bill says

A resolution Designating the month of September 2026 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:

A RESOLUTION Designating the month of September 2026 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Childhood cancer is the second leading cause of death in children under 15 years of age, exceeded only by car accidents, according to the most updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health estimates that approximately 9,550 children in the United States under 15 years of age were diagnosed with cancer in 2025, continuing the trend of year-over-year decreases with the figure standing at 9,610 in 2024; and WHEREAS, According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 1,050 children 0 to 14 years of age are believed to have died from cancer in 2025; and WHEREAS, In August 2024, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) published a research brief providing insight into hospitalization rates and trends among Pennsylvania children from 2016 through 2023; and WHEREAS, According to PHC4, hospitalizations due to a pediatric cancer diagnosis ranged from a high of 3,051 hospitalizations in 2019 and a low of 2,555 hospitalizations in 2022; and WHEREAS, Leukemia, secondary cancers (metastatic) and cancers involving bone, connective tissue and skin, respectively, were the three most prevalent amongst those hospitalized; and WHEREAS, The potential years of life lost to childhood cancer and the potential …

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Sponsors

• Scott Martin (R, 13) · primary sponsor
• Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24)
• Rosemary Brown (R, 40)
• Camera Bartolotta (R, 46)
• Vincent Hughes (D, 7)
• Patty Kim (D, 15)
• Joseph Picozzi (R, 5)
• Carolyn Comitta (D, 19)
• Devlin Robinson (R, 37)
• Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, 28)
• Doug Mastriano (R, 33)
• James Malone (D, 36)

Latest actions

1. September 10, 2026: Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Sept. 10, 2026

Common questions

What is SR363?

SR363 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

What does SR363 do?

In its own words: A resolution Designating the month of September 2026 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

What is the status of SR363?

In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Sept. 10, 2026 (September 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SR363?

Scott Martin (R, 13), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SR363?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sr363