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House resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.

H.Res. 282Introduced Apr 26, 2017Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Dent R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 5, 2018 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Joyce asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the primary sponsor of H.Res 282, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

19 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 15 Democrats

15 of 19 cosponsors (79%) are from the other party.

Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), James Cooper (D-TN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Garret Graves (R-LA), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), David Joyce (R-OH), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bradley Schneider (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Dent.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-15 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.