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S.RES.512: A resolution designating June 2010 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 3, 2010
- Latest Major Action June 7, 2010
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Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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| May 3, 2010 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) |