US Congress Senate Resolution 85 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-20 - 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)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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

Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-20	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)

HR144 (Related) 2013-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SR414 (Related) 2014-04-07 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2202; text as passed Senate: CR S2200-2201)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/85/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres85/BILLS-113sres85ats.pdf