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title: "A resolution designating September 2016 as \"National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month\"."
identifier: "114-SRES-438"
congress: 114
bill_number: 438
bill_type: "SRES"
version_code: "ats"
version_type: "ats"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sres/438"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/438"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T23:53:34.063Z"
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Whereas a brain aneurysm is an abnormal saccular or fusiform bulging of an artery in the brain;Whereas an estimated 1 out of every 50 individuals in the United States has a brain aneurysm;Whereas brain aneurysms are most likely to occur in individuals between the ages of 35 and 60;Whereas there are typically no warning signs before the occurrence of a brain aneurysm;Whereas brain aneurysms are more likely to occur in women than in men by a 3 to 2 ratio;Whereas young and middle-aged African-Americans have a higher risk of brain aneurysm rupture compared to Caucasians in the United States;Whereas, based on a 2004 study (the most recent year with readily available data), the combined lost wages of survivors of a brain aneurysm rupture and the caretakers of the survivors for 1 year were $138,000,000;Whereas various risk factors can contribute to the formation of a brain aneurysm, including smoking, hypertension, and a family history of brain aneurysms;Whereas approximately 6,000,000 individuals in the United States have a brain aneurysm;Whereas an unruptured brain aneurysm can lead to double vision, vision loss, loss of sensation, weakness, loss of balance, incoordination, and speech problems;Whereas a brain aneurysm is often discovered when it ruptures and causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage;Whereas a subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to brain damage, hydrocephalus, stroke, and death;Whereas, each year, more than 30,000 individuals in the United States suffer from ruptured brain aneurysms, 50 percent of whom die as a result;Whereas, annually, between 3,000 and 4,500 individuals in the United States with ruptured brain aneurysms die before reaching the hospital;Whereas a number of advancements have been made in recent years regarding the detection of brain aneurysms, including the computerized tomography scan, the magnetic resonance imaging test, and the cerebral arteriogram;Whereas early detection of brain aneurysms can save lives;Whereas various research studies are currently being conducted in the United States in order to better understand, prevent, and treat brain aneurysms;Whereas the United States spends only $1.30 per individual for research on brain aneurysms each year for the approximately 6,000,000 individuals in the United States who suffer from brain aneurysms;Whereas the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, a nonprofit organization, remains a globally recognized leader for brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding; andWhereas the month of September is an appropriate month to designate as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month": Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—
  - (1) designates September 2016 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month"; and
  - (2) continues to support research to prevent, to detect, and to treat brain aneurysms.