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S.Res. 85

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

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.

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)

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  • Agreed to SenateMar 20, 2013
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    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)

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    Passed/agreed to in Senate: 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)

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    Introduced in Senate

Mar 20, 2013

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.

Mar 20, 201382

(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.

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