A resolution designating June 2010 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.
Latest action · Jun 7, 2010 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4627)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2010
- Agreed to in SenateJun 7, 2010
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates June 2010 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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 28, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SD | John Thune | May 28, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 3, 2010Discharged Jun 7, 2010 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2010Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4627)
- Jun 7, 2010Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4627)
- Jun 7, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4627)
- May 3, 2010Introduced in Senate
- May 3, 2010Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3038)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4627Text printed S4627 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Jun 7, 2010 |
| Senate | Text printed S3038 | — | May 3, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 172 | A resolution designating June 2009 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia. | Related bill | Jun 8, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating June 2010 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2010Agreed to Senate
- May 3, 2010Introduced in Senate
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