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A resolution designating June 2010 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.

Introduced: May 3, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2010
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4627)
Jun 7, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4627)
Jun 7, 2010
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4627)
Jun 7, 2010
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4627)
May 3, 2010
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3038)
May 3, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates June 2010 as National Aphasia Awareness Month.

Expresses support for efforts to: (1) increase awareness of aphasia (a communication impairment caused by brain damage that typically results from a stroke); and (2) make the voices of people with aphasia heard.

Recognizes that strokes are the third-largest cause of death and disability in the United States.

Acknowledges that aphasia deserves more attention and study in order to find new solutions.

What's happening now June 7, 2010

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4627)

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