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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 812 

Supporting the designation of September 20, 2024, as ‘‘National Concussion 

Awareness Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CASEY, and Mr. MULLIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the designation of September 20, 2024, as 

‘‘National Concussion Awareness Day’’. 

Whereas mild traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as a 

concussion, is an important health concern for children, 

teens, and adults; 

Whereas, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention— 

(1) there are as many as 1,600,000 to 3,800,000 

sports-related concussions annually; 

(2) as many as 5,300,000 individuals live with the 

long-term effects of a traumatic brain injury; 

(3) between 2010 and 2016, an estimated 2,000,000 

children under age 18 visited an emergency department 


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because of a traumatic brain injury sustained during 

sports- or recreation-related activities; 

(4) each year an estimated 283,000 children seek 

care in emergency departments in the United States for 

a sports- or recreation-related traumatic brain injury, 

with traumatic brain injuries sustained in contact sports 

accounting for approximately 45 percent of those visits; 

(5) research suggests that many children with a 

traumatic brain injury do not seek care in emergency departments or do not seek care at all, resulting in a significant underestimate of prevalence; and 

(6) approximately 15 percent of all high school students in the United States self-reported 1 or more sportsor recreation-related concussions within the preceding 12 

months; 

Whereas the seriousness of concussions should not be minimized in athletics, and return-to-play and return-to-learn 

protocols can help ensure recovery; 

Whereas concussions can affect physical, mental, and social 

health, and a greater awareness and understanding of 

proper diagnosis and management of concussions is critical to improved outcomes; and 

Whereas the Senate can raise awareness about concussions 

among the medical community and the public: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the designation of September 20, 

3 2024, as ‘‘National Concussion Awareness Day’’; 


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1 (2) recognizes that mild traumatic brain injury, 

2 otherwise known as a concussion, is an important 

3 health concern; 

4 (3) commends the organizations and individuals 

5 that raise awareness about mild traumatic brain in6 jury; 

7 (4) encourages Federal, State, and local policy8 makers to work together— 

9 (A) to raise awareness about the effects of 

10 concussions; and 

11 (B) to improve the understanding of prop12 er diagnosis and management of concussions; 

13 and 

14 (5) encourages further research and prevention 

15 efforts to ensure that fewer individuals experience 

16 the most adverse effects of mild traumatic brain in17 jury. 

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