[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 99 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 99
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 4, 2006
Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain
injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury
Awareness Month.
Whereas traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability among
children and young adults in the United States;
Whereas at least 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each
year;
Whereas, each year, more than 80,000 of such Americans sustain permanent life-
long disabilities from a traumatic brain injury, resulting in a life-
altering experience that can include the most serious physical,
cognitive, and emotional impairments;
Whereas every 21 seconds, one person in the United States sustains a traumatic
brain injury;
Whereas at least 5.3 million Americans currently live with permanent
disabilities resulting from a traumatic brain injury;
Whereas most cases of traumatic brain injury are preventable;
Whereas traumatic brain injuries cost the nation $56.3 billion annually;
Whereas the lack of public awareness is so vast that traumatic brain injury is
known in the disability community as the Nation's ``silent epidemic'';
Whereas the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month will work
toward enhancing public awareness of traumatic brain injury; and
Whereas the Brain Injury Association of America has recognized March as Brain
Injury Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) recognizes the life-altering impact traumatic brain
injury may have both on Americans living with the resultant
disabilities and on their families;
(2) recognizes the need for enhanced public awareness of
traumatic brain injury;
(3) supports the designation of an appropriate month as
National Brain Injury Awareness Month; and
(4) encourages the President to issue a proclamation
designating such a month.
Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2006.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.