HR 230: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; March 2025; recognize

This resolution does not change any law. It formally designates March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Georgia and encourages eligible residents to consult their health care providers and begin regular colorectal cancer screenings. The resolution describes work by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Community Health Care Systems, Inc., a federally qualified health center in middle Georgia, to help uninsured and underinsured patients get stool-based screening tests and free follow-up colonoscopies when needed. It notes that colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women under 50 in the United States, and that early detection gives a 90 percent survival rate. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the public and press.

• Formally recognizes March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Georgia.
• Encourages eligible citizens to consult health care providers and begin regular colorectal cancer screenings.
• States support for a project by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Community Health Care Systems to increase follow-up colonoscopy rates among uninsured and underinsured patients.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

The resolution mainly speaks to Georgia residents eligible for colorectal cancer screening, especially those uninsured or underinsured. It also references gastroenterologists, Community Health Care Systems, Inc. in middle Georgia, and advocacy groups like the Georgia CRC Roundtable, Georgia CORE, and Fight CRC!

While the resolution carries no legal requirements or funding, it raises public attention to colorectal cancer screening, which the resolution says has a 90 percent survival rate when caught early. It highlights an existing program offering free follow-up colonoscopies to uninsured and underinsured Georgians.

• The resolving clause recognizes March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and encourages residents to consult providers and get screened.
• A further resolution acknowledges the potential for ASGE's project to create a public policy model and toolkit to boost follow-up colonoscopy rates nationally.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-11House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2025-02-11House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2025-02-11House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)Patrocinador principal
• Tim Fleming (R, HD-114)
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-027)
• Deborah Silcox (R, HD-053)

• colorectal cancer
• cancer screening
• public health awareness
• health care access