On October 28, the House passed, by voice vote, H. Res. 787, a resolution supporting the designation of October 13, 2009, as National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
Sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the resolution contains a number of findings, including:
The resolution “encourages all people in the United States to become more informed and aware of metastatic breast cancer.”