H.Res. 237 · 113th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Jim Himes
Introduced
2013-05-23
Latest action
2013-05-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

Recognizes National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month.

Urges: (1) the people of the United States to support the efforts, programs, services, and advocacy of organizations that work to enhance public awareness of pediatric stroke; and (2) continued coordination and cooperation between the federal government, state and local governments, 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 on pediatric stroke.