,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #age  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bg1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for   
himself and ,mrs4 ,beatty7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,resolution             
,recognizing the rise of cardiovascular 
disease as the world's leading cause of 
preventable death and disability and as 
the global public health crisis of this 
generation and supporting the           
recognition of ,february #bjbc as       
,american ,heart ,month4  ,whereas      
cardiovascular disease affects men1     
women1 and children of every age and    
race in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas   
cardiovascular disease continues to be  
the leading cause of death in the       
,united ,states1 claiming the lives of  
nearly #icj1jjj individuals in the      
,united ,states in #bjbj1 more than all 
forms of cancer and chronic lower       
respiratory disease combined2 ,whereas1 

from #bjai to #bjbj1 deaths from heart  
disease increased by #d4h percent1 the  
largest increase in heart disease deaths
 since #bjab1 and stroke deaths         
increased in the same period by #f      
percent2 ,whereas individuals in the    
,united ,states have made great progress
 in reducing the death rate for         
cardiovascular disease1 but this        
progress has been more modest with      
respect to the death rate for           
cardiovascular disease in women and     
historically marginalized communities of
 color2 ,whereas cardiovascular disease 
results in tremendous health care costs 
and lost productivity1 and if not       
addressed the ,united ,states alone will
 spend over #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj dollars  
by #bjce on costs relating to           
cardiovascular disease2 ,whereas1       
between #bjah and #bjai1 cardiovascular 
disease accounted for #djg1jjj1jjj1jjj  
in health care expenditures and lost    
productivity2 ,whereas1 in #bjbj1 sudden
 cardiac arrest accounted for over      

#dcf1jjj deaths2 ,whereas1 approximately
 every #dj seconds1 an ,american will   
have a heart attack2 ,whereas heart     
disease and stroke are the leading      
causes of maternal death among women in 
the ,united ,states1 accounting for more
 than #a in #c pregnancy-related deaths 
between #bjaa and #bjae2 ,whereas       
congenital heart defects are--  7#a7 the
 most common types of birth defects in  
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the      
leading killer of infants with birth    
defects2  ,whereas extensive clinical   
and statistical studies have identified 
major and contributing factors that     
increase the risk of cardiovascular     
disease1 including-- 7#a7 high blood    
pressure2  7#b7 high blood cholesterol2 
7#c7 smoking tobacco products2  7#d7    
exposure to tobacco smoke2  7#e7        
physical inactivity2  7#f7 obesity2 and 
7#g7 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 for           
cardiovascular 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 going red 
to increase awareness about             
cardiovascular 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
 ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7     

supports the designation of ,american   
,heart ,month2  7#b7 supports the goals 
and ideals of ,american ,heart ,month2  
7#c7 recognizes and reaffirms the       
commitment of the ,united ,states to    
fighting cardiovascular disease by--    
7,a7 promoting awareness about the      
causes1 risks1 and prevention of        
cardiovascular disease2  7,b7 supporting
 research on cardiovascular disease2 and
  7,c7 improving access to affordable1  
quality care to reduce long-term        
disability and mortality2  7#d7         
recognizes and supports efforts to      
address the long-term implications of   
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including its 
influence on cardiovascular health and  
mortality rates2  7#e7 commends the     
efforts of ,states1 territories1 and    
possessions of the ,united ,states1     
localities1 nonprofit organizations1    
businesses and other entities1 and the  
people of the ,united ,states who       
support ,american ,heart ,month2 and    
7#f7 encourages every individual in the 

,united ,states to learn about their    
risk for cardiovascular disease4