IA

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 135

To designate the months of May 1993 and May 1994 as ‘‘National Trauma

Awareness Month’’.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 4, 1993

Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr.

PETRI, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WISE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.

COSTELLO, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. SANGMEISTER, Mr. SWETT, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Ms. DANNER, Mr. BARCIA,

Mr. FILNER, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. EWING, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. KIM, Mr. BLUTE, and Mr. MCKEON) introduced the following

joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and

Civil Service

MAY 25, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. PARKER, Mr. LEVY,

Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. TUCKER,

Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr.

TOWNS, Mr. NATCHER, Mr. KASICH, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.

ACKERMAN, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr.

MCCLOSKEY, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ANDREWS of

New Jersey, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mrs. MINK, Mr. DIXON, Mr. HALL

of Texas, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. COBLE, Mr.

FROST, Mr. COYNE, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HEFNER, Mr.

HUTTO, Mr. HYDE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LANCASTER, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. MCDADE, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. OWENS, Mr.

SMITH of Iowa, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.

SISISKY, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. KREIDLER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SLATTERY,

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. EVANS,

Mr. JACOBS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. ROEMER, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. ORTIZ,

Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. MANTON, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.

WELDON, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina, Ms. DUNN, Mr.

HALL of Ohio, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BACCHUS of
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Florida, Mr. WILSON, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr.

MURTHA, Mr. REGULA, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA,

Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. WALSH, Mr.

MYERS of Indiana, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr.

SKEEN, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr.

JEFFERSON, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr.

MCCOLLUM, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SABO, Mr. VENTO,

Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. TANNER, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. NEAL

of Massachusetts, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.

MONTGOMERY, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SERRANO,

Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. FISH, Mr.

REYNOLDS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. WYNN, Mr.

STARK, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. MFUME, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr.

LEWIS of California, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.

HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. GORDON,

Mr. SAWYER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BYRNE, Mr. MORAN,

Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BILBRAY, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.

NADLER, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. HORN, Mr. FIELDS of

Louisiana, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. POSHARD, Ms. CANTWELL,

Mr. EMERSON, Mr. ROSE, Ms. FURSE, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. COLLINS of

Georgia, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr.

FINGERHUT, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. SYNAR, Mr.

HAYES of Louisiana, Mr. DREIER, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr.

DICKS, Ms. SHEPHERD, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. OBEY, Mr. DARDEN, Ms.

ESHOO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. SHAW, Mr. PETE GEREN of

Texas, Mr. YATES, Mr. QUINN, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. REED, Mr. SHARP, and

Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois

MAY 25, 1993

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged; considered and passed

JOINT RESOLUTION

To designate the months of May 1993 and May 1994 as

‘‘National Trauma Awareness Month’’.

Whereas more than 9,000,000 individuals in the United

States suffer traumatic injury each year;

Whereas traumatic injury is the leading cause of death for

individuals under 44 years of age in the United States;
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Whereas every individual is a potential victim of traumatic

injury;

Whereas traumatic injury often occurs without warning;

Whereas traumatic injury frequently renders its victims incapable of caring for themselves;

Whereas past inattention to the causes and effects of trauma

has led to the inclusion of trauma among the most neglected medical conditions in the United States;

Whereas it is estimated that the people of the United States

will spend more than $175,000,000,000 this year on the

problem of trauma;

Whereas trauma is preventable and increased efforts to prevent trauma would reduce or eliminate deaths and disability due to trauma;

Whereas the problem of trauma can be remedied only by prevention and treatment through emergency medical services and trauma systems; and

Whereas the people of the United States must be educated

in the prevention and treatment of trauma and in the

proper and effective use of emergency medical systems:

Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That May 1993 and May 1994 are each designated as

4 ‘‘National Trauma Awareness Month’’ and the President

5 is authorized and directed to issue a proclamation calling

6 upon the people of the United States to observe these

7 months with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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