[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 914 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 914

         Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2009

  Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Al Green of 
Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
Hill, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Delahunt, 
Mr. Foster, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
Gonzalez, Mr. Dent, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Carney, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Maffei, 
  Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Issa, Mr. Camp, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Scott of Georgia, Mr. Wu, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. 
 Blumenauer, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
  Texas, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
 Upton, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
   Inslee, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
  McGovern, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
Culberson, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lewis 
   of Georgia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
Spratt, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. 
  Dahlkemper, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Lance, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
  Kirk, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bono Mack, Ms. Waters, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
Castle, Mr. Honda, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
Massachusetts, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
 Blunt, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
 Ms. Berkley, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Kosmas, 
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Walz, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
  Cole, Mr. Childers, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Clay, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Space, Mr. 
 Wamp, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Kagen, 
 Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Walden, 
   Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. 
  Perriello, Mr. Nye, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pomeroy, and Ms. Kilpatrick of 
Michigan) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.

Whereas there are nearly 24,000,000 people in the United States with diabetes 
        and 57,000,000 with pre-diabetes;
Whereas diabetes contributed to the deaths of over 300,000 people in the United 
        States in 2007, making diabetes the seventh leading cause of death;
Whereas every minute, 3 people are diagnosed with diabetes;
Whereas each day approximately 4,384 people are diagnosed with diabetes and 
        approximately 1,600,000 new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people 
        20 years or older in 2007;
Whereas between 1990 and 2001, diabetes prevalence in the United States 
        increased by more than 60 percent;
Whereas over 24 percent of diabetes is undiagnosed, down from 30 percent in 2005 
        and 50 percent 10 years ago;
Whereas over 10 percent of adults and nearly a quarter (23.1 percent) of people 
        in the United States age 60 and older have diabetes;
Whereas diabetes is a serious chronic condition that affects people of every 
        age, race, income level, and ethnicity;
Whereas Hispanic, African, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans are 
        disproportionately affected by diabetes and suffer at rates much higher 
        than the general population;
Whereas 15,000 youth in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 
        annually and about 3,700 youth are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 
        annually;
Whereas 1 in 3 people in the United States born in the year 2000 will develop 
        diabetes in their lifetime, this statistic grows to nearly 1 in 2 for 
        minority populations;
Whereas diabetes costs the United States an estimated $174,000,000,000 in 2007 
        and $1 in every $10 spent on health care is attributed to diabetes and 
        its complications;
Whereas approximately $1 out of every $4 Medicare dollars is spent on the care 
        of people with diabetes;
Whereas every day 230 people with diabetes undergo an amputation, 120 people 
        enter end-stage kidney disease programs, and 55 people go blind from 
        diabetes;
Whereas there is not yet a cure for diabetes;
Whereas there are proven means to reduce the incidence of and delay the onset of 
        type 2 diabetes;
Whereas people with diabetes live healthy, productive lives with the proper 
        management and treatment; and
Whereas National Diabetes Month is celebrated in November: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Diabetes 
        Month, including encouraging people in the United States to 
        fight diabetes through raising public awareness about stopping 
        diabetes and increasing education about the disease;
            (2) recognizes the importance of early detection, awareness 
        of the symptoms of diabetes, and the risk factors for type II 
        diabetes, which include being over the age of 45, coming from 
        certain ethnic backgrounds, being overweight, having a low 
        physical activity level, high blood pressure, and a family 
        history of diabetes or a history of diabetes during pregnancy; 
        and
            (3) supports decreasing the prevalence of diabetes, 
        developing better treatments, and working toward an eventual 
        cure for type I and type II diabetes through increased 
        research, treatment and prevention.
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