Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.

Bill: 114-hres-256
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2015-05-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Medical research

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses support for the designation of Stroke Awareness Month.</p> <p>Encourages: (1) support for the efforts, programs, services, and advocacy of organizations that work to enhance public awareness of stroke; and (2) continued coordination and cooperation between government, researchers, families, and the public to improve treatments and prognoses for individuals who suffer strokes.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 256 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2015 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Moore , Mr. Hastings , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Tiberi , Ms. Norton , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Carson of Indiana , and Ms. Brown of Florida ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.

Whereas stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident, is an acute neurologic 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 neurologic 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, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 person in the United States dies from stroke every 4 minutes; Whereas every year, approximately 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke; Whereas the direct (medical) costs of stroke are $17.5 billion annually and total costs (both medical and lost productivity) are $33.6 billion; 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 permanent health concerns and treatments resulting from stroke have a considerable impact on children, families, and society; and Whereas May would be an appropriate month to designate as National Stroke Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of Stroke Awareness Month; (2) encourages the people of the United States to support the efforts, programs, services, and advocacy of organizations that work to enhance public awareness of stroke; and (3) encourages continued coordination and cooperation between government, researchers, families, and the public to improve treatments and prognoses for individuals who suffer strokes.