[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 99 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 99


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2006

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

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                         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.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.