IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 99
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 15, 2005
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ANDREWS, 
Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOYD, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. CAPUANO, 
Ms. CARSON, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 
TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FORD, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. 
FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. 
GOODE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LEACH, Ms. LEE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. 
MARKEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Ms. MCCOLLUM
of Minnesota, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MIL-
LER of Florida, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MURTHA, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PETRI, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
PUTNAM, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
SANDERS, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHUSTER, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. 
STRICKLAND, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WALSH, 
Mr. WAMP, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, 
Mr. WOLF, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. WYNN) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce
•HCON 99 IH 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of trau-
matic 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 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 emo-
tional 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 prevent-
able; 
Whereas traumatic brain injuries cost the nation $56.3 billion 
annually; 
Whereas the lack of public awareness is so vast that trau-
matic brain injury is known in the disability community 
as the Nation’s ‘‘silent epidemic’’; 
Whereas the designation of a National Brain Injury Aware-
ness Month will work toward enhancing public awareness 
of traumatic brain injury; and
•HCON 99 IH 
Whereas the Brain Injury Association of America has recog-
nized 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 procla-
mation designating such a month.
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