[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4845-S4846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GROWTH AWARENESS WEEK

  Mr. CASEY. I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be 
discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. 
Res. 489.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 489) supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``Growth Awareness Week.''

  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the Kirk amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the 
preamble, as amended, be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 489) was agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 3623) was agreed to, as follows:
       In the ninth whereas clause of the preamble, strike 
     ``providing resources'' and insert ``support''.
  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 489

       Whereas, according to the Pictures of Standard Syndromes 
     and Undiagnosed Malformations database (commonly known as the 
     ``POSSUM'' database), more than 600 serious diseases and 
     health conditions cause growth failure;
       Whereas health conditions that cause growth failure may 
     affect the overall health of a child;
       Whereas short stature may be a symptom of a serious 
     underlying health condition;
       Whereas children with growth failure are often undiagnosed;
       Whereas, according to the MAGIC Foundation for children's 
     growth, 48 percent of children in the United States who were 
     evaluated for the 2 most common causes of growth

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     failure were undiagnosed with growth failure;
       Whereas the longer a child with growth failure goes 
     undiagnosed, the greater the potential for damage and higher 
     costs of care;
       Whereas early detection and a diagnosis of growth failure 
     are crucial to ensure a healthy future for a child with 
     growth failure;
       Whereas raising public awareness of, and educating the 
     public about, growth failure is a vital public service;
       Whereas support for identification of growth failure will 
     allow for early detection; and
       Whereas the MAGIC Foundation for children's growth has 
     designated the third week of September as ``Growth Awareness 
     Week'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the third week of September 2014 as ``Growth 
     Awareness Week''; and
       (2) supports the goals and ideals of ``Growth Awareness 
     Week''.

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