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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 40 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 40

 Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain 
   injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury 
                            Awareness Month.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2009

Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
  McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
 Carney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. George Miller of 
  California, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
Bordallo, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Ross, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Holt, 
 Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, 
Mr. Boswell, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Sutton, 
 Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sestak, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
   Nye, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
  Holden, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. 
Christensen, Mr. Walz, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hare, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Gonzalez, 
Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
   Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Sires, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mrs. 
 Emerson, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia) submitted the following concurrent 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain 
   injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury 
                            Awareness Month.

Whereas traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability among 
        children and young adults in the United States;
Whereas at least 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each 
        year;
Whereas each year, more than 125,000 of such Americans sustain permanent life-
        long disabilities from a traumatic brain injury, resulting in a life-
        altering experience that can include the most serious physical, 
        cognitive, and emotional impairments;
Whereas every 21 seconds, one person in the United States sustains a traumatic 
        brain injury;
Whereas at least 3.17 million Americans currently live with permanent 
        disabilities resulting from a traumatic brain injury;
Whereas concussions are serious injuries to the brain and multiple concussions 
        can lead to lifelong disability and death;
Whereas most cases of traumatic brain injury are preventable;
Whereas traumatic brain injuries cost the Nation $60 billion annually;
Whereas the lack of public awareness is so vast that traumatic brain injury is 
        known in the disability community as the Nation's ``silent epidemic'';
Whereas traumatic brain injury is the signature wound of the global war on 
        terrorism as a result of roadside bombs and blasts;
Whereas the military personnel who have served in the Armed Forces of the United 
        States in such war and who return to the United States with traumatic 
        brain injuries will require additional Federal, State, and local 
        resources;
Whereas the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month will work 
        toward enhancing public awareness of traumatic brain injury; and
Whereas the Brain Injury Association of America has recognized March as Brain 
        Injury Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the life-altering impact traumatic brain 
        injury may have both on Americans living with the resultant 
        disabilities and on their families;
            (2) recognizes the need for enhanced public awareness of 
        traumatic brain injury;
            (3) supports the designation of an appropriate month as 
        National Brain Injury Awareness Month; and
            (4) encourages the President to issue a proclamation 
        designating such a month.
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