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Senate adopts resolution recognizing March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Summary
The Alabama Senate unanimously adopted a rules committee report and passed a House joint resolution recognizing March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, encouraging screening for eligible adults.
The Senate adopted House Joint Resolution 14, recognizing March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Alabama.
The resolution, presented by the rules committee and read on the floor, cites Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about the preventability of colorectal cancer through screening and notes that earlier detection improves five‑year survival rates. The resolution encourages Alabamians aged 45 and older to get recommended colorectal screenings.
Senators spoke in favor; one member used his time to relate community experience and support for awareness programming and local medical infrastructure. The Senate voted by roll call; the transcript records a unanimous recorded vote adopting the resolution (27 ayes, 0 nays). After the vote, the president recognized visiting school superintendents and guests in the gallery.
