[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11214]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              NATIONAL HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE AWARENESS DAY

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 561, which was 
submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 561) designating June 25, 2010, as 
     ``National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be 
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 561) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 561

       Whereas Huntington's Disease is a progressive degenerative 
     neurological disease that causes total physical and mental 
     deterioration throughout a 15- to 20-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 the onset of 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 
     Huntington's Disease rarely live to adulthood;
       Whereas, after the onset of Huntington's Disease, the 
     average lifespan of an individual with Huntington's Disease 
     is 15 to 20 years, and the younger the age of onset, the more 
     rapid the progression of the disease;
       Whereas Huntington's Disease affects approximately 30,000 
     individuals 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 for 
     Huntington's Disease exists as of the date of this 
     resolution, scientists and researchers are hopeful that 
     breakthroughs will be forthcoming;
       Whereas researchers across the United States 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
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates June 25, 2010, as ``National Huntington's 
     Disease Awareness Day''; and
       (2) recognizes that all people of the United States should 
     become more informed about and aware of Huntington's Disease.

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