A resolution designating May 19, 2015, as "National Schizencephaly Awareness Day".

Bill: 114-sres-181
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2015-05-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Health promotion and preventive care

Hereditary and development disorders

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-19
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3088; text as passed Senate: CR S3071)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Designates May 19, 2015, as National Schizencephaly Awareness Day. (Schizencephaly is a rare brain birth defect that can cause severe mental and physical health problems.)</p>

action_date: 2015-05-19
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Designates May 19, 2015, as National Schizencephaly Awareness Day. (Schizencephaly is a rare brain birth defect that can cause severe mental and physical health problems.)</p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 181 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2015 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating May 19, 2015, as National Schizencephaly Awareness Day .

Whereas schizencephaly is an extremely rare developmental birth defect characterized by abnormal slits, or clefts, in the brain; Whereas individuals with bilateral schizencephaly, the more severe case, commonly have developmental delays, delays in speech and language skills, problems with brain-spinal cord communication, limited mobility, and shorter lifespans; Whereas schizencephaly is the second rarest brain malformation, and only approximately 7,000 cases have ever been reported; Whereas promoting education and increasing awareness among health professionals and families will lead to early intervention and treatment options for individuals with schizencephaly; and Whereas continued Federal support for medical research will help identify causes, improve diagnostics, and develop promising treatments for schizencephaly: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate designates May 19, 2015, as National Schizencephaly Awareness Day .