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| https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=1a6cac4c-5510-4ad0-adf1-a6318646175a | Heitkamp, Ayotte Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Mint Coins in Support of Breast Cancer Research | 2015-10-20 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Democrat | House | ND | Heidi Heitkamp | H001069 | www.heitkamp.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today introduced bipartisan legislation to fight breast cancer by minting coins for one year to benefit life-saving breast cancer research. Introduced during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Heitkamp and Ayottes Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act would create pink, silver, and metal-alloy coins to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundations efforts to fight breast cancer. Minted at no additional cost to taxpayers, the coins would become available for purchase in 2018, and would be minted the following year using the funding from coin orders. A breast cancer survivor, Heitkamp has long worked to build efforts and raise awareness to fight the disease which impacts 475 North Dakotans annually, and 231,840 women nationwide, who according to estimates, will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2015. Breast cancer ranked highest in 2014 among all cancer care expenditures, costing an estimated $18.1 billion. There is nothing in your life that can prepare you for the diagnosis of breast cancer and as a survivor of this disease that has taken too many of our nations loved ones, Im committed to battling this epidemic, said Heitkamp. Today Senator Ayotte and I introduced a bill that goes beyond politics, and seeks to build a stronger alliance with the hundreds of thousands of women each year that are diagnosed with breast cancer. By minting a commemorative coin to aid life-saving breast cancer research, and raise awareness about the need to beat this disease, we are letting the women and families who have faced breast cancer know they are not alone that were in this fight together. "Whether its a mother, grandmother, daughter, aunt or friend, we all personally know someone who has been impacted by breast cancer, said Ayotte.Aiding life-saving breast cancer research and raising awareness about this tragic disease are two critical components to ending it for good, which is why I am proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation to mint a commemorative coin to help accomplish that goal. Cosponsors of Heitkamp and Ayottes bill include Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Earlier this month, Heitkamp participated in Fargos first Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk put on by the American Cancer Society to advocate for awareness and prevention across North Dakota. In May, Heitkamp urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to protect access to annual breast cancer screenings by opposing United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations that would make annual breast cancer screenings more difficult for women in North Dakota and across the country. Heitkamp has also supported bipartisan legislation to protect and promote access to breast cancer screenings. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |