{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5162", "Lawler, Dingell Introduce Resolution Designating September as \u201cNational Childhood Cancer Awareness Month\u201d", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Michael Lawler", "L000599", "lawler.house.gov", "lawler", "https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 12/10/25\u2026 Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution to designate September 2025 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Childhood cancer affects more than 14,500 children under the age of 19 each year in the United States and claims the lives of approximately 1,600 children annually.\n\nThe resolution calls to increase public awareness of childhood cancer and encourages ongoing monitoring and care for childhood cancer survivors. It also urges the observation of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with appropriate programs and activities that recognize and honor children affected by this disease.\n\n\u201cChildhood cancer remains one of the leading causes of death from disease among children, affecting thousands of families nationwide each year. Designating September as \u2018National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month\u2019 increases awareness of these devastating figures, honors the bravery of children facing cancer, encourages continued care for survivors, and reaffirms our commitment to making the prevention of and cure for childhood cancer a national priority,\u201d said Congressman Lawler.\n\n\u201cA cancer diagnosis is difficult to overcome at any age, but is especially for a child who should have a lifetime full of opportunities ahead of them. Not enough research is currently being done into how various diseases and treatments impact young people differently than adults. We must raise awareness about the importance of funding additional research into childhood cancer, as well as educate families about prevention and early detection. I\u2019m proud to co-lead this bipartisan resolution to remind children with cancer and their families that we will continue to fight for them.\u201d said Congresswoman Dingell.\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found HERE.\n\nCongressman Lawler is one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and represents New York's 17th Congressional District, which is just north of New York City and contains all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties. He was rated the most effective freshman lawmaker in the 118th Congress, 8th overall, surpassing dozens of committee chairs.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5162"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9738809205591679, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}