Talk:List of month-long observances

Semi-protected edit request on 4 August 2024

I would like to add Men’s Mental Health to the month of June 2600:1700:3040:9C80:48E9:4D37:3A77:9886 (talk) 05:05, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Left guide (talk) 05:55, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 September 2024

• Month of the Margin, Margin described in 128m (talk) 17:23, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

References

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ⸺(Random)staplers 20:37, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 October 2024

Under "April," Change "Cancer Control Month" to "Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month." Source via The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/03/29/a-proclamation-on-cancer-control-month-2024/ Source via Congressman Bill Keating: https://keating.house.gov/policy-work/guide-legislative-votes#:~:text=Resolutions%20are%20not%20laws%3B%20rather,to%20the%20Senate%20for%20consideration. There are two main types of legislation that originate from each house of Congress: bills and resolutions. Bills, if passed by the House and Senate and signed by the President, become binding law and part of the United States Code. Resolutions are not laws; rather, they are expressions of the "sentiments" of either the House or Senate. H.Res. stands for a resolution of the House of Representatives. House resolutions are not binding law, but rather express the collective sentiment of the House on a particular issue, person, or event. House committees may also be formed through the passage of a House resolution. Kyra meister (talk) 15:14, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done That's what it was described as in the 2024 proclamation, but as far as I can tell the law still calls it "Cancer Control Month". Thebiguglyalien (talk) 16:41, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

I wanted to clarify a few points to resolve some confusion. Congress doesn't pass a law to create awareness months (like Cancer Control Month or Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month). Instead they pass resolutions. Those resolutions expire at the end of each year. Congress can choose to pass a resolution again, like they typically do with Breast Cancer Awareness Month or Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, however the 118th Congress did not pass a resolution this year for Cancer Control Month.

Separately, the President can issue a proclamation for an awareness month. Similar to a resolution those must be reissued each year. This year the President declared that April was National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection month, not Cancer Control Month.

Please let me know if I need to provide any additional sources to make this update. Kyra meister (talk) 16:58, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Not done for now: You should provide sources. When you have them, feel free to reopen this edit request. ⸺(Random)staplers 04:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I added sources to the original edit request but this was marked as answered. Can you clarify if additional sources are needed?

Source via The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/03/29/a-proclamation-on-cancer-control-month-2024/ Source via Congressman Bill Keating: https://keating.house.gov/policy-work/guide-legislative-votes#:~:text=Resolutions%20are%20not%20laws%3B%20rather,to%20the%20Senate%20for%20consideration Kyra meister (talk) 20:16, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. I will also ping Thebiguglyalien (the editor who disagreed with your proposed change). M.Bitton (talk) 20:56, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, and please let me know if there is more information I need to provide here, in the comments, vs. the template. Kyra meister (talk) 13:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)