,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #de  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjag ,ms4
 ,hirono 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,ms4
 ,w>r51 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,ms4
 ,/ab5[1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,baldw91    
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mrs4    
,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1   
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4     
,durb91 & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,febru>y #aj1
 #bjag;,committee dis*>g$2 consid]$ &   
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+      
,febru>y #bjag z ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? & 
,febru>y #c1 #bjag1 z ,national ,we> ,r$
 ,day4  ,:]eas he>t disease affects m51 
wom51 & *ildr5 ( e age & race 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 betwe5 #bjjc & #bjac1 !
 dea? rate f he>t disease fell ne>ly #cj
 p]c5t1 b he>t disease cont9ues to be ! 
lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
tak+ ! lives ( approximately #hjj1jjj   
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & acc\nt+ 
= #a 9 #c dea?s across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 

,:]eas cong5ital he>t defects are ! mo/ 
common bir? defect 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z 
well z ! lead+ kill] ( infants ) bir?   
defects2 ,:]eas1 ea* ye>1 an e/imat$    
#gij1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h
 a he>t attack1 ( :om an e/imat$        
#aae1jjj die2 ,:]eas c>diovascul>       
disease & /roke acc\nt =                
#eee1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e exp5ditures
 & lo/ productivity annually2 ,:]eas1 by
 #bjcj1 c>diovascul> disease & /roke w  
acc\nt = #a1jic1ijj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e 
exp5ditures & lo/ productivity annually2
 ,:]eas individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h 
made great progress 9 r$uc+ ! dea? rate 
= coron>y he>t disease1 b ?is progress  
has be5 m mode/ ) respect to ! dea? rate
 = coron>y he>t disease = wom5 &        
m9orities2 ,:]eas _m p d n recognize t  
he>t disease is ! numb] #a kill] ( wom5 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 tak+ ! lives (       
#bih1hdj wom5 9 #bjae2 ,:]eas ne>ly #bc 
( wom5 :o unexpect$ly die ( he>t disease
 h no previ\s symptoms ( disease2 ,:]eas
 ne>ly #ab ( all ,african-,am]ican      

adults h "s =m ( c>diovascul> disease1  
includ+ #dh p]c5t ( ,african-,am]ican   
wom5 & #dd p]c5t ( ,african-,am]ican m52
 ,:]eas ,alaska ,natives die f he>t     
disease at y\ng] ages ?an individuals f 
o!r e?nic gr\ps2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t  
#cf p]c5t ( ,alaska ,natives & ,am]ican 
,indians :o die ( c>diovascul> disease  
die be=e rea*+ #fe ye>s ( age2 ,:]eas _m
 m9ority wom51 includ+                  
,african-,am]ican1 ,hispanic1           
,asian-,am]ican1 & ,native ,am]ican wom5
 & wom5 f indig5\s populations1 h a     
great] preval5ce ( risk factors or are  
at a high] risk ( dea? f he>t disease1  
/roke1 & o!r c>diovascul> diseases1 b   
su* wom5 are less likely to "k ( ! risk2
 ,:]eas1 betwe5 #aife & #bjag1 treatm5t 
( c>diovascul> disease = wom5 has l>gely
 be5 bas$ on m$ical rese>* on m52       
,:]eas1 due to ! diff]5ces 9 he>t       
disease betwe5 m5 & wom51 m rese>* &    
data on ! effects ( he>t disease        
treatm5ts = wom5 is vital2 ,:]eas       
ext5sive cl9ical & /ati/ical /udies h   

id5tifi$ major & contribut+ factors t   
increase ! risk ( he>t disease1 includ+ 
high blood pressure1 high blood         
*ole/]ol1 smok+ tobacco products1       
exposure to tobacco smoke1 physical     
inactivity1 obesity1 & diabetes         
mellitus2 ,:]eas an individual c greatly
 r$uce ! risk ( c>diovascul> disease    
?r\gh life/yle modification c\pl$ )     
m$ical treatm5t :5 necess>y2 ,:]eas     
great] aw>5ess & e>ly detection ( risk  
factors ( he>t disease c improve & save 
! lives ( ?\s&s ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ea* ye>2 ,:]eas1 "u section     
#aja7a7 ( title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 ! ,presid5t is reque/$ to issue  
an annual proclamation designat+        
,febru>y z ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?2 ,:]eas 
! ,national ,he>t1 ,lung1 & ,blood      
,in/itute ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 ! ,am]ican ,he>t ,association1 &
 _m o!r organizations celebrate         
,national ,we> ,r$ ,day dur+ ,febru>y by
 8go+ r$0 to increase aw>5ess ab\t he>t 
disease z ! lead+ kill] ( wom52 &       

,:]eas1 e ye> s9ce #aifd1 ! ,presid5t   
has issu$ a proclamation designat+ !    
mon? ( ,febru>y z ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon?3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
designates ,febru>y #bjag z ,am]ican    
,he>t ,mon? & ,febru>y #c1 #bjag1 z     
,national ,we> ,r$ ,day2  7#b7 supports 
! goals & ideals ( ,am]ican ,he>t ,mon? 
& ,national ,we> ,r$ ,day2  7#c7        
recognizes & reaffirms ! commitm5t 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates to fight+ he>t disease &  
/roke by--  7,a7 promot+ aw>5ess ab\t ! 
causes1 risks1 & prev5tion ( he>t       
disease & /roke2  7,b7 support+ rese>*  
on he>t disease & /roke2 &  7,c7 exp&+  
access to m$ical treatm5t2  7#d7 comm5ds
 ! ef=ts ( ,/ates1 t]ritories &         
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1          
localities1 nonpr(it organizations1     
bus9esses & o!r entities1 & ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates :o support ,am]ican ,he>t 
,mon? & ,national ,we> ,r$ ,day2 &  7#e7
 enc\rages e individual 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates to le>n ab\t ! risk ( !          
individual = he>t disease4