[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 357 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 357


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2006

Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness 
                                 Month.

Whereas cystic fibrosis is one of the most common life-threatening genetic 
        diseases in the United States and one for which there is no known cure;
Whereas the average life expectancy of an individual with cystic fibrosis is 35 
        years, an improvement from a life

expectancy of 10 years in the 1960s, but still unacceptably short;

Whereas approximately 30,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis, 
        more than half of them children;
Whereas one of every 3,500 babies born in the United States is born with cystic 
        fibrosis;
Whereas more than 10,000,000 Americans are unknowing, symptom-free carriers of 
        the cystic fibrosis gene;
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all 
        States consider newborn screening for cystic fibrosis;
Whereas the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation urges all States to implement newborn 
        screening for cystic fibrosis to facilitate early diagnosis and 
        treatment which improves health and longevity;
Whereas prompt, aggressive treatment of the symptoms of cystic fibrosis can 
        extend the lives of people who have the disease;
Whereas recent advances in cystic fibrosis research have produced promising 
        leads in gene, protein, and drug therapies beneficial to people who have 
        the disease;
Whereas innovative research is progressing faster and is being conducted more 
        aggressively than ever before, due, in part, to the Cystic Fibrosis 
        Foundation's establishment of a model clinical trials network;
Whereas although the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation continues to fund a research 
        pipeline for more than two dozen potential therapies and funds a 
        nationwide network of care centers that extend the length and quality of 
        life for people with cystic fibrosis, lives continue to be lost to this 
        disease every day;
Whereas education of the public about cystic fibrosis, including the symptoms of 
        the disease, increases knowledge and understanding of cystic fibrosis 
        and promotes early diagnosis; and
Whereas the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will conduct activities to honor National 
        Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month in May, 2006: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) honors the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis 
        Awareness Month;
            (2) promotes further public awareness and understanding of 
        cystic fibrosis;
            (3) advocates for increased support for people who have 
        cystic fibrosis and their families;
            (4) encourages early diagnosis and access to quality care 
        for people with cystic fibrosis to improve the quality of their 
        lives; and
            (5) supports research to find a cure for cystic fibrosis by 
        fostering an enhanced research program
        through a strong Federal commitment and expanded public-private 
        partnerships.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.