III 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 234 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2007 Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Dodd) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating June 15, 2007, as “National Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day”.

Whereas Huntington’s Disease is a progressive degenerative neurological disease that causes total physical and mental deterioration over a 12 to 15 year period; Whereas each child of a parent with Huntington's Disease has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the Huntington’s Disease gene; Whereas Huntington’s Disease typically begins in mid-life, between the ages of 30 and 45, though onset may occur as early as the age of 2; Whereas children who develop the juvenile form of the disease rarely live to adulthood; Whereas the average lifespan after onset of Huntington’s Disease is 10 to 20 years, and the younger the age of onset, the more rapid the progression of the disease; Whereas Huntington’s Disease affects 30,000 patients and 200,000 genetically at risk individuals in the United States; Whereas since the discovery of the gene that causes Huntington’s Disease in 1993, the pace of Huntington's Disease research has accelerated; Whereas, although no effective treatment or cure currently exists, scientists and researchers are hopeful that breakthroughs will be forthcoming; Whereas researchers across the Nation are conducting important research projects involving Huntington’s Disease; and Whereas the Senate is an institution that can raise awareness in the general public and the medical community of Huntington’s Disease: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)designates June 15, 2007, as National Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day; (2)recognizes that all people of the United States should become more informed and aware of Huntington’s Disease; and (3)respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.