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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 135 Considered and Passed House (CPH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 135

 To designate the months of May 1993 and May 1994 as ``National Trauma 
                           Awareness Month''.

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                    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. Velazquez, 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 
 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

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                            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;
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
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,
That May 1993 and May 1994 are each designated as ``National Trauma 
Awareness Month'' and the President is authorized and directed to issue 
a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
these months with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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