[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 71 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 176--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2015 AS ``NATIONAL BRAIN 
                       ANEURYSM AWARENESS MONTH''

  Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 176

       Whereas a brain aneurysm is an abnormal saccular or 
     fusiform bulging of an artery in the brain;
       Whereas an estimated 1 out of every 50 people in the United 
     States has a brain aneurysm;
       Whereas brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in people 
     between the ages of 35 and 60, and there are typically no 
     warning signs;
       Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women 
     than in men by a 3-to-2 ratio;
       Whereas young and middle-aged African-Americans have a 
     higher risk of brain aneurysm rupture compared to Caucasian 
     Americans;
       Whereas, based on a 2004 study, the most recent year with 
     readily-available data, the combined lost wages of survivors 
     of a brain aneurysm rupture and their caretakers for 1 year 
     were $138,000,000;
       Whereas various risk factors can contribute to the 
     formation of a brain aneurysm, including smoking, 
     hypertension, and a family history of brain aneurysms;
       Whereas approximately 6,000,000 people in the United States 
     have a brain aneurysm;
       Whereas an unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to double 
     vision, vision loss, loss of sensation, weakness, loss of 
     balance, incoordination, and speech problems;
       Whereas a brain aneurysm is often discovered when it 
     ruptures and causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage;
       Whereas a subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to brain damage, 
     hydrocephalus, stroke, and death;
       Whereas, each year, more than 30,000 people in the United 
     States suffer from ruptured brain aneurysms, 50 percent of 
     whom die as a result;
       Whereas, annually, between 3,000 and 4,500 people in the 
     United States with ruptured brain aneurysms die before 
     reaching the hospital;
       Whereas a number of advancements have been made in recent 
     years regarding the detection of aneurysms, including the 
     computerized tomography scan, the magnetic resonance imaging 
     test, and the cerebral arteriogram, and early detection can 
     save lives;
       Whereas various research studies are currently being 
     conducted in the United States in order to better understand, 
     prevent, and treat brain aneurysms;
       Whereas the United States spends only $1.30 per person for 
     research each year on the approximately 6,000,000 people of 
     the United States who suffer from brain aneurysms; and
       Whereas the month of September would be an appropriate 
     month to designate as ``National Brain Aneurysm Awareness 
     Month'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates September 2015 as ``National Brain Aneurysm 
     Awareness Month''; and
       (2) continues to support research to prevent, detect, and 
     treat brain aneurysms.

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