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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 471: A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HR 471 is a resolution introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. Primary sponsor: Joe Emrick (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2026): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe EmrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse137
Kerry BenninghoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse171
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Pat GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse173
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Milou MackenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse131
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Jeff OlsommerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
David RoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Michael StenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
  2. Reported as committed
  3. Referred to Health

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source