,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #de  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1 
#bjag ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,murkowski1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 
,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mrs4   
,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 
,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4  
,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4         
,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 
and ,ms4 ,duckworth7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating ,february    
#bjag as ,american ,heart ,month and    
,february #c1 #bjag1 as ,national ,wear 
,red ,day4  ,whereas heart disease      
affects men1 women1 and children of     
every age and race in the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas1 between #bjjc and    
#bjac1 the death rate from heart disease
 fell nearly #cj percent1 but heart     
disease continues to be the leading     
cause of death in the ,united ,states1  
taking the lives of approximately       

#hjj1jjj individuals in the ,united     
,states and accounting for #a in #c     
deaths across the ,united ,states2      
,whereas congenital heart defects are   
the most common birth defect in the     
,united ,states1 as well as the leading 
killer of infants with birth defects2   
,whereas1 each year1 an estimated       
#gij1jjj individuals in the ,united     
,states have a heart attack1 of whom an 
estimated #aae1jjj die2 ,whereas        
cardiovascular disease and stroke       
account for #eee1jjj1jjj1jjj in health  
care expenditures and lost productivity 
annually2 ,whereas1 by #bjcj1           
cardiovascular disease and stroke will  
account for #a1jic1ijj1jjj1jjj in health
 care expenditures and lost productivity
 annually2 ,whereas individuals in the  
,united ,states have made great progress
 in reducing the death rate for coronary
 heart disease1 but this progress has   
been more modest with respect to the    
death rate for coronary heart disease   
for women and minorities2 ,whereas many 

people do not recognize that heart      
disease is the number #a killer of women
 in the ,united ,states1 taking the     
lives of #bih1hdj women in #bjae2       
,whereas nearly #bc of women who        
unexpectedly die of heart disease have  
no previous symptoms of disease2        
,whereas nearly #ab of all              
,african-,american adults have some form
 of cardiovascular disease1 including   
#dh percent of ,african-,american women 
and #dd percent of ,african-,american   
men2 ,whereas ,alaska ,natives die from 
heart disease at younger ages than      
individuals from other ethnic groups2   
,whereas it is estimated that #cf       
percent of ,alaska ,natives and         
,american ,indians who die of           
cardiovascular disease die before       
reaching #fe years of age2 ,whereas many
 minority women1 including              
,african-,american1 ,hispanic1          
,asian-,american1 and ,native ,american 
women and women from indigenous         
populations1 have a greater prevalence  

of risk factors or are at a higher risk 
of death from heart disease1 stroke1 and
 other cardiovascular diseases1 but such
 women are less likely to know of the   
risk2 ,whereas1 between #aife and #bjag1
 treatment of cardiovascular disease for
 women has largely been based on medical
 research on men2 ,whereas1 due to the  
differences in heart disease between men
 and women1 more research and data on   
the effects of heart disease treatments 
for women is vital2 ,whereas extensive  
clinical and statistical studies have   
identified major and contributing       
factors that increase the risk of heart 
disease1 including high blood pressure1 
high blood cholesterol1 smoking tobacco 
products1 exposure to tobacco smoke1    
physical inactivity1 obesity1 and       
diabetes mellitus2 ,whereas an          
individual can greatly reduce the risk  
of cardiovascular disease through       
lifestyle modification coupled with     
medical treatment when necessary2       
,whereas greater awareness and early    

detection of risk factors of heart      
disease can improve and save the lives  
of thousands of individuals in the      
,united ,states each year2 ,whereas1    
under section #aja7a7 of title #cf1     
,united ,states ,code1 the ,president is
 requested to issue an annual           
proclamation designating ,february as   
,american ,heart ,month2 ,whereas the   
,national ,heart1 ,lung1 and ,blood     
,institute of the ,national ,institutes 
of ,health1 the ,american ,heart        
,association1 and many other            
organizations celebrate ,national ,wear 
,red ,day during ,february by 8going    
red0 to increase awareness about heart  
disease as the leading killer of women2 
and ,whereas1 every year since #aifd1   
the ,president has issued a proclamation
 designating the month of ,february as  
,american ,heart ,month3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,february #bjag as      
,american ,heart ,month and ,february   
#c1 #bjag1 as ,national ,wear ,red ,day2

  7#b7 supports the goals and ideals of 
,american ,heart ,month and ,national   
,wear ,red ,day2  7#c7 recognizes and   
reaffirms the commitment in the ,united 
,states to fighting heart disease and   
stroke by--  7,a7 promoting awareness   
about the causes1 risks1 and prevention 
of heart disease and stroke2  7,b7      
supporting research on heart disease and
 stroke2 and  7,c7 expanding access to  
medical treatment2  7#d7 commends the   
efforts of ,states1 territories and     
possessions of the ,united ,states1     
localities1 nonprofit organizations1    
businesses and other entities1 and the  
people of the ,united ,states who       
support ,american ,heart ,month and     
,national ,wear ,red ,day2 and  7#e7    
encourages every individual in the      
,united ,states to learn about the risk 
of the individual for heart disease4