[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 23 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 23

    Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes 
                               research.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2005

Mr. Gene Green of Texas submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes 
                               research.

Whereas over 1.3 million Americans suffer from juvenile (Type 1) diabetes, a 
        chronic, genetically determined, debilitating disease affecting every 
        organ system;
Whereas 13,000 children a year--35 each day--are diagnosed with juvenile 
        diabetes;
Whereas 17,000 adults a year--46 each day--are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes;
Whereas juvenile diabetes is one of the most costly chronic diseases of 
        childhood;
Whereas insulin treats but does not cure this potentially deadly disease and 
        does not prevent the complications of diabetes, which include blindness, 
        heart attack, kidney failure, stroke, nerve damage, and amputations;
Whereas the Diabetes Research Working Group, a nonpartisan advisory board 
        established to advise Congress, has called for an accelerated and 
        expanded diabetes research program at the National Institutes of Health 
        and has recommended a funding level of $1.6 billion at the NIH for 
        diabetes research in 2004 and actual funding is only $946 million: and
Whereas a strong public-private partnership to fund juvenile diabetes exists 
        between the Federal Government and the Juvenile Diabetes Research 
        Foundation International, a foundation which has awarded more than $800 
        million for diabetes research since 1970 and gave more than $85 million 
        in fiscal year 2004: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Federal funding for diabetes research should be increased in 
accordance with the recommendations of the Diabetes Research Working 
Group so that a cure for juvenile diabetes can be found.
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