[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 140 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 140

    Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the awareness of and 
                     treatment for kidney disease.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2003

 Mr. Cummings submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the awareness of and 
                     treatment for kidney disease.

Whereas nearly 20,000,000 people in the United States are estimated to be at 
        risk for chronic kidney disease;
Whereas people of African, Native American, Hispanic, Asian, and Pacific Island 
        descent are more at risk for kidney disease;
Whereas kidney disease is a silent killer because most people with kidney 
        disease are unaware of their illness;
Whereas diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of kidney disease;
Whereas end-stage renal disease is a condition that causes permanent kidney 
        failure requiring dialysis or kidney transplant;
Whereas dialysis can slow down chronic renal failure and is a life saving 
        process that helps patients perform many normal activities;
Whereas nearly 51,000 people in the United States are awaiting a kidney 
        transplant; and
Whereas there is no cure for kidney disease and treatment involves regular 
        checkups, proper eating, and regular exercise: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) national and community organizations should be 
        recognized and applauded for their work in promoting awareness 
        of kidney disease and for providing information about the 
        disease;
            (2) health care providers should continue to increase their 
        efforts to diagnose kidney disease in its earliest stages; and
            (3) the Federal Government has the responsibility to--
                    (A) increase awareness about the importance of 
                detection and proper treatment of kidney disease;
                    (B) work to increase research funding so that all 
                the causes of and a cure for kidney disease may be 
                discovered, and new treatments for kidney disease may 
                be developed; and
                    (C) consider ways to improve access to, and the 
                quality of, health care services for detecting and 
                treating kidney disease.
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