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S.Res. 85 · 113th Congress

A resolution designating April 2013 as "National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month".

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  1. Senate Introduced Mar 20, 2013
  2. Senate Passed Mar 20, 2013

Designates April 2013 as National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Mar 20, 2013

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

Designates April 2013 as National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month.

Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness of and increase public knowledge about congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); (2) inform minority populations about CDH; (3) disseminate information on the importance of good neonatal care for CDH patients; (4) promote good prenatal care and the use of ultrasounds to detect CDH in utero; and (5) encourage research on CDH to discover its causes, develop treatments, and find a cure.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution designating April 2013 as "National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month".

Latest action (Mar 20, 2013): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2051; text as passed Senate: CR S2036-2037)

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 20, 2013

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  1. Senate Introduced Mar 20, 2013
  2. Senate Passed Mar 20, 2013

No recorded floor vote found.