S.Res. 468 (112th): 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 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Status:
Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

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Status

This simple resolution was agreed to on May 21, 2012. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Progress
Introduced May 21, 2012
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) May 21, 2012
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (1R, 1D) (show)
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Last updated May 21, 2012.
3 pages

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5/21/2012--Passed Senate without amendment.
(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.

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