Connecticut Passes Sunscreen in Schools Bill
June 13, 2019July 13, 2019 – Both houses of the Connecticut state legislature have passed a bill permitting students to bring and apply sunscreen while at school, and the legislation now only needs the governor’s signature to become law. Public Act 19-60 allows any …
House Appropriations Committee Takes Important Actions on Melanoma, Cancer Funding and Skin Cancer Prevention
May 20, 2019On May 8, 2019, by a 30-23 party line vote, the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations bill. The House bill provides $41.1 billion for the National Institutes of Hea …
MRF & MRA Commend Congress for $10 Million Melanoma Research Funding
September 20, 2018WASHINGTON, DC – The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) and the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) commend the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for including $10 million in dedicated melanoma research funding in the Conference Agreement o …
Stop the Tanning Tax Repeal
September 14, 2018Contact your lawmakers today! URGENT: The United States House of Representatives is currently considering a bill called the Save American Workers Act H.R. 3798. Included in this legislation is the repeal of the indoor tanning tax. This 10% tax was crea …
Act Now! Congress Proposes $10 Million for Melanoma Research
August 24, 2018The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) needs you right now! After more than a decade of advocacy by the MRF and supporters like you we are days away from securing $10 million in Department of Defense (DOD) funding for melanoma research! The Senate has …
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