United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 172 (111th)
A resolution designating June 2009 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.
Introduced
8 June 2009
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Status
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6317; text as passed Senate: CR S6317; text of measure as introduced: CR S6273-6274)
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Summary
Designates June 2009 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.
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4 official files
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 8 June 2009
Agreed to Senate (PDF)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 8 June 2009
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 8 June 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 June 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/172
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/sres/172