,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1  
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,casey1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,march #be1 #bjbj1 as      
,national ,cerebral ,palsy ,awareness   
,day4  ,whereas cerebral palsy is a     
group of permanent disorders that impact
 movement and posture and is attributed 
to nonprogressive disturbances that     
occur in the developing brain2 ,whereas 
cerebral palsy1 the most common motor   
disability in children1 is caused by    
damage to #a or more specific areas of  
the developing brain1 which usually     
occurs during fetal development before1 
during1 or after birth2 ,whereas the    
majority of children who have cerebral  
palsy are born with the condition1 but  
it may be undetected for months or      
years2 ,whereas #ge percent of          
individuals with cerebral palsy also    

have #a or more developmental           
disabilities1 including epilepsy1 an    
intellectual disability1 autism1 a      
visual impairment1 or blindness2        
,whereas1 according to information      
published by the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention-- 7#a7 the     
prevalence of cerebral palsy is not     
changing over time2 and  7#b7 an        
estimated #a in #cbc children has       
cerebral palsy2 ,whereas approximately  
#a1jjj1jjj individuals in the ,united   
,states are affected by cerebral palsy2 
,whereas1 although there is no cure for 
cerebral palsy1 treatment often improves
 the capabilities of a child with the   
condition2 ,whereas scientists and      
researchers are hopeful for             
breakthroughs in cerebral palsy         
research2 ,whereas researchers across   
the ,united ,states conduct important   
studies involving cerebral palsy2 and   
,whereas the ,senate can raise awareness
 of cerebral palsy for the public and   
within the medical community3 ,now1     

therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,march #be1 #bjbj1 as   
,national ,cerebral ,palsy ,awareness   
,day2 and  7#b7 encourages each         
individual in the ,united ,states to    
become better informed about and aware  
of cerebral palsy4