A resolution designating September 2016 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month".

Bill: 114-sres-438
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2016-04-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Commemorative events and holidays

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical research

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-21
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2400; text of measure as introduced: CR S2395)

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Designates September 2016 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.</p> <p>Expresses support for research to prevent, detect, and treat brain aneurysms.</p>

action_date: 2016-04-21
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 September 2016 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.</p> <p>Expresses support for research to prevent, detect, and treat brain aneurysms.</p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 438 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2016 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Ayotte , Mr. Brown , and Mr. Durbin ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating September 2016 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month .

Whereas a brain aneurysm is an abnormal saccular or fusiform bulging of an artery in the brain; Whereas an estimated 1 out of every 50 individuals in the United States has a brain aneurysm; Whereas brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in individuals between the ages of 35 and 60; Whereas there are typically no warning signs before the occurrence of a brain aneurysm; Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women than in men by a 3 to 2 ratio; Whereas young and middle-aged African-Americans have a higher risk of brain aneurysm rupture compared to Caucasians in the United States; Whereas, based on a 2004 study (the most recent year with readily available data), the combined lost wages of survivors of a brain aneurysm rupture and the caretakers of the survivors for 1 year were $138,000,000; Whereas various risk factors can contribute to the formation of a brain aneurysm, including smoking, hypertension, and a family history of brain aneurysms; Whereas approximately 6,000,000 individuals in the United States have a brain aneurysm; Whereas an unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to double vision, vision loss, loss of sensation, weakness, loss of balance, incoordination, and speech problems; Whereas a brain aneurysm is often discovered when it ruptures and causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage; Whereas a subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to brain damage, hydrocephalus, stroke, and death; Whereas, each year, more than 30,000 individuals in the United States suffer from ruptured brain aneurysms, 50 percent of whom die as a result; Whereas, annually, between 3,000 and 4,500 individuals in the United States with ruptured brain aneurysms die before reaching the hospital; Whereas a number of advancements have been made in recent years regarding the detection of brain aneurysms, including the computerized tomography scan, the magnetic resonance imaging test, and the cerebral arteriogram; Whereas early detection of brain aneurysms can save lives; Whereas various research studies are currently being conducted in the United States in order to better understand, prevent, and treat brain aneurysms; Whereas the United States spends only $1.30 per individual for research on brain aneurysms each year for the approximately 6,000,000 individuals in the United States who suffer from brain aneurysms; Whereas the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, a nonprofit organization, remains a globally recognized leader for brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding; and Whereas the month of September is an appropriate month to designate as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month : Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates September 2016 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month ; and (2) continues to support research to prevent, to detect, and to treat brain aneurysms.