119-hres387

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 387 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 387

Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as ``National Asthma 
 and Allergy Awareness Month''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 6, 2025

 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Valadao) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform

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 RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as ``National Asthma 
 and Allergy Awareness Month''.

Whereas 4,900,000 children in the United States currently have asthma;
Whereas nearly 28,000,000 people in the United States, have asthma and the 
 numbers are increasing each year;
Whereas, in 2018, on average, children missed more than 7,900,000 days of school 
 and adults missed 10,900,000 days of work because of asthma;
Whereas asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases among 
 children;
Whereas 1,500,000 individuals per year visit emergency departments because of 
 asthma's effects;
Whereas asthma is a leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences due to 
 a chronic disease among children;
Whereas the total economic cost of asthma in the United States was 
 $81,900,000,000 per year from 2008 to 2013;
Whereas fewer than half of people with asthma report being given an asthma 
 action plan, which is key to the prevention of asthma attacks;
Whereas Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous individuals in the United States face 
 the highest burden of asthma;
Whereas asthma is a manageable disease that claimed the lives of over 3,500 
 Americans in 2021;
Whereas 20,300,000 people in the United States have food allergies, including 
 about 4,300,000 children;
Whereas food allergy has increased among United States children over the past 20 
 years, with the greatest increase in Black children;
Whereas children with food allergies are 2 to 4 times more likely to have asthma 
 or other allergic diseases; and
Whereas May would be an appropriation month to designate as ``Asthma and Allergy 
 Awareness Month'': Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes ``National 
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month'' and calls upon the American people 
to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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