[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 99 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 99

 Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain 
   injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury 
                            Awareness Month.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2005

 Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, 
Mr. Baird, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, 
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
    Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
 Ferguson, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
 Ford, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, 
   Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
      Kucinich, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of 
  Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
  Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
 McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
Petri, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers 
       of Michigan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
 Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schiff, 
  Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
  Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
  Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van 
  Hollen, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
 Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Wilson of New 
 Mexico, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn) submitted the following 
 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
                              and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain 
   injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury 
                            Awareness Month.

Whereas traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability among 
        children and young adults in the United States;
Whereas at least 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each 
        year;
Whereas, each year, more than 80,000 of such Americans sustain permanent life-
        long disabilities from a traumatic brain injury, resulting in a life-
        altering experience that can include the most serious physical, 
        cognitive, and emotional impairments;
Whereas every 21 seconds, one person in the United States sustains a traumatic 
        brain injury;
Whereas at least 5.3 million Americans currently live with permanent 
        disabilities resulting from a traumatic brain injury;
Whereas most cases of traumatic brain injury are preventable;
Whereas traumatic brain injuries cost the nation $56.3 billion annually;
Whereas the lack of public awareness is so vast that traumatic brain injury is 
        known in the disability community as the Nation's ``silent epidemic'';
Whereas the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month will work 
        toward enhancing public awareness of traumatic brain injury; and
Whereas the Brain Injury Association of America has recognized March as Brain 
        Injury Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the life-altering impact traumatic brain 
        injury may have both on Americans living with the resultant 
        disabilities and on their families;
            (2) recognizes the need for enhanced public awareness of 
        traumatic brain injury;
            (3) supports the designation of an appropriate month as 
        National Brain Injury Awareness Month; and
            (4) encourages the President to issue a proclamation 
        designating such a month.
                                 <all>