,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjad    
,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1 ,ms4        
,edwards1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,fudge1   
,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,ms4 ,matsui1   
and ,mrs4 ,noem7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,recognizing that         
cardiovascular disease continues to be  
an overwhelming threat to women's health
 and the importance of providing basic1 
preventive heart screenings to women    
wherever they seek primary care4        
,whereas heart disease remains the      
leading cause of death for women in the 
,united ,states1 causing #a in #d female
 deaths and more deaths than all forms  
of cancer combined2 ,whereas since      
#aihd1 the number of deaths from heart  
disease for women has exceeded those for
 men2 ,whereas the rate of              
cardiovascular death is increasing by #a
 percent each year among women ages #ce 

to #dd2 ,whereas heart disease claims   
the life of nearly #dbb1jjj women each  
year2 ,whereas almost half of all       
,african-,american women have some form 
of cardiovascular disease and are more  
likely to die from heart disease than   
,white women2 ,whereas heart disease and
 stroke account for #cab4f billion in   
health care expenditures and lost       
productivity annually2 ,whereas only #ed
 percent of women recognize that their  
number one killer is heart disease and  
almost two-thirds of women who          
unexpectedly die of heart disease have  
no previous symptoms of disease2        
,whereas many women1 especially younger 
women1 may not be aware of their risk   
for heart disease because they have     
never gotten a basic1 preventive heart  
screening and have no symptoms2 ,whereas
 studies show that nearly #a in #e women
 rely solely on their ,,ob_/,,gyn for   
primary care1 yet only #ce percent of   
women recall having even discussed heart
 disease with their ,,ob_/,,gyn2        

,whereas identifying cardiovascular     
disease risk factors early1 such as high
 blood pressure1 smoking1 excessive     
weight and obesity1 high cholesterol1   
and diabetes1 allows for more effective 
intervention and treatment1 and can     
dramatically lower a woman's overall    
risk of heart disease and heart attack2 
,whereas the burden of women's heart    
disease can be reduced in the ,united   
,states by ensuring that wherever women 
seek care they get a basic1 preventive  
heart disease screening2 ,whereas       
experts recommend and encourage that a  
basic1 preventive heart screening be a  
routine part of a woman's visit to a    
primary care practitioner2 and ,whereas 
once women understand their risk1 they  
also need follow-up information1        
support1 and incentives to maintain     
cardiovascular health and make the most 
informed decisions3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes that
 despite improved education and         

awareness1 heart disease remains the    
number one killer of women in the       
,united ,states and this result is      
untenable2  7#b7 recognizes the         
importance of early basic1 preventive   
cardiovascular screening for women1     
wherever they seek primary care1 so that
 all women can know their risks and what
 can be done to reduce them2  7#c7      
recognizes that basic1 preventive heart 
disease screenings should be a routine  
part of women's health care2 and  7#d7  
commits to improving the heart health of
 all women1 tearing down the barriers   
that prevent women from getting screened
 for heart disease1 ensuring women are  
provided with personalized lifestyle    
modification recommendations and        
support1 and ensuring all women have a  
healthy heart4