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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 672 

Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as ‘‘Stroke Awareness 

Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 14, 2022 

Mr. LUJA ́N (for himself, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. RUBIO) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as 

‘‘Stroke Awareness Month’’. 

Whereas stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident, is 

an acute neurological injury that occurs when the blood 

supply to a part of the brain is interrupted by a clot in 

the artery or a burst of the artery; 

Whereas stroke is a medical emergency that can cause permanent neurological damage, or even death, if not 

promptly diagnosed and treated; 

Whereas, in the United States, stroke is now the fifth leading 

cause of death; 

Whereas, in the United States, someone has a stroke every 

40 seconds, and someone dies of stroke every 3.5 minutes; 


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Whereas approximately 795,000 people in the United States 

have a stroke each year; 

Whereas the stroke-related costs in the United States came 

to nearly $53,000,000,000 between 2017 and 2018, including the cost of healthcare services, medicines to treat 

stroke, and missed days of work; 

Whereas stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability; 

Whereas those disabilities may require ongoing physical, occupational, speech-language, and other therapy and surgeries; 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that the most effective stroke treatments are available only if the stroke is recognized and diagnosed within 

3 hours of the first symptoms and recommends the public 

be familiar with and use the mnemonic F.A.S.T. to identify the signs and symptoms of stroke; 

Whereas the F.A.S.T. mnemonic describes the symptoms of 

stroke, the methods for assessing those symptoms, and 

the actions to take in response to those symptoms and 

stands for— 

(1) face drooping, observable when the person smiles 

and one side of the face droops; 

(2) arm weakness, observable when both arms are 

raised and one arm drifts downward; 

(3) speech difficulty, observable when asking the 

person to repeat a simple phrase and the speech is 

slurred or strange; and 

(4) time to call 9–1–1, if any of these symptoms are 

present; and 


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Whereas the permanent health concerns and treatments resulting from stroke have a considerable impact on children, families, and society: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the designation of May 2022 as 

3 ‘‘Stroke Awareness Month’’ to increase awareness 

4 and education so that people in the United States 

5 know their risk factors and obtain treatment early; 

6 (2) encourages the people of the United States 

7 to support the efforts, programs, services, and advo8 cacy of organizations that work to enhance public 

9 awareness of stroke; and 

10 (3) encourages continued coordination and co11 operation between government, researchers, families, 

12 and the public to improve prognoses by increasing 

13 access to timely treatments for individuals who suf14 fer strokes. 

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