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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".

Introduced: May 21, 2012 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2012
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3385; text of measure as introduced: CR S3331)
May 21, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3385; text of measure as introduced: CR S3331)
May 21, 2012
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.)

Acknowledges May as National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month.

Urges: (1) support for the efforts, programs, services, and advocacy of organizations that work to enhance public awareness of childhood stroke; and (2) continued coordination and cooperation between government, researchers, families, and the public to improve treatments and prognoses for children who suffer strokes.

Expresses support for the work of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in pursuit of medical progress regarding pediatric stroke.

What's happening now May 21, 2012

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3385; text of measure as introduced: CR S3331)