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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 91 

Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury 

and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2007 

Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUMMINGS, 

Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 

DELAHUNT, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. FARR, Ms. HERSETH, 

Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETRI, 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 

SNYDER, Mr. STARK, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 

WAXMAN, and Mr. WELCH of Vermont) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce 

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; 


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Whereas, each year, more than 80,000 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 5.3 million Americans currently live with 

permanent disabilities resulting from a traumatic brain 

injury; 

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 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes the life-altering impact traumatic 

4 brain injury may have both on Americans living with 

5 the resultant disabilities and on their families; 

6 (2) recognizes the need for enhanced public 

7 awareness of traumatic brain injury; 

8 (3) supports the designation of an appropriate 

9 month as National Brain Injury Awareness Month; 

10 and 

11 (4) encourages the President to issue a procla12 mation designating such a month. 

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