[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25770]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              NATIONAL HEMANGIOMA TREATMENT AWARENESS DAY

  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 324, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 324) designating November 1, 2009, as 
     ``National Hemangioma Treatment Awareness Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble 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. 324) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 324

       Whereas hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors that 
     occur in infancy;
       Whereas hemangiomas appear at birth, or within the first 
     several months of life;
       Whereas, each year, approximately 400,000 children in the 
     United States are born with hemangiomas and other vascular 
     anomalies;
       Whereas hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies can have a 
     negative effect on the emotional development of a child;
       Whereas awareness of the impact of hemangiomas and vascular 
     anomalies on children, their families, and society will lead 
     to improvements in the care of children with hemangiomas;
       Whereas the National Institutes of Health supports research 
     on the treatment of, and cure for, hemangiomas and other 
     vascular anomalies;
       Whereas The Hemangioma Treatment Foundation has the unique 
     mission of providing treatment to children affected with 
     hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies; and
       Whereas The Hemangioma Treatment Foundation is dedicated to 
     finding a cure for hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates November 1, 2009, as ``National Hemangioma 
     Treatment Awareness Day''; and
       (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of Senate 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to The Hemangioma 
     Treatment Foundation.

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