Brain Injury Awareness Month 2009

Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) is co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force.

The Brain Injury blog reported that he introduced H.Cons.Res. 40 in Congress on February 4, 2009 to designate March as Brain Injury Awareness Month (Brain Injury Association site for Awareness Month). Today (four weeks later), H.C.R 40 has 77 sponsors in the House.

H.CON.RES.40 Title: Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (60)

Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the
House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Rep Adler, John H. [NJ-3] - 2/11/2009
Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] - 2/11/2009
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 2/10/2009
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] - 2/4/2009
Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] - 2/4/2009
Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 2/4/2009
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] - 2/4/2009
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 2/13/2009
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 2/4/2009
Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] - 2/4/2009
Rep Driehaus, Steve [OH-1] - 2/10/2009
Rep Edwards, Donna F. [MD-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 2/4/2009
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] - 2/10/2009
Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] - 2/4/2009
Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] - 2/4/2009
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/4/2009
Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 2/4/2009
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 2/4/2009
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 2/10/2009
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] - 2/4/2009
Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7] - 2/11/2009
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 2/4/2009
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] - 2/4/2009
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 2/13/2009
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] - 2/4/2009
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] - 2/4/2009
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 2/4/2009
Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] - 2/4/2009
Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] - 2/11/2009
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 2/11/2009
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] - 2/4/2009
Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16] - 2/11/2009
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] - 2/4/2009
Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 2/4/2009
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 2/11/2009
Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 2/4/2009
Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] - 2/11/2009
Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] - 2/10/2009
Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] - 2/10/2009
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] - 2/4/2009
Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5] - 2/4/2009
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 2/12/2009
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] - 2/11/2009
Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] - 2/4/2009

What you can do: if your representative is not on this list, please call or email them (www.Congress.org) and ask them join as a co-sponsor of Rep. Pascell's bill to designate March as "Brain Injury Awareness" month.

We join the Brain Injury Blog and the Brain Injury Association of America in thanking you for helping Congress appreciate that brain injury is a critical public health epidemic!