Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month".

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 386 Expressing support for the designation of May as ‘‘National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 10, 2023 Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. VALADAO) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account- ability RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of May as ‘‘National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month’’. Whereas 4,800,000 children in the United States currently have asthma; Whereas 25,000,000, or 1 in 13 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 noncommu- nicable diseases among children; Whereas 1,500,000 individuals per year visit emergency de- partments because of asthma’s effects; VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:07 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR386.IH HR386 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 386 IH Whereas asthma is a leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences due to a chronic disease among children; Whereas the total economic cost of asthma in the United States was $81,900,000,000 per year from 2008 to 2013; Whereas fewer than half of people with asthma report being given an asthma action plan, which is key to the preven- tion of asthma attacks; Whereas Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous individuals in the United States face the highest burden of asthma; Whereas asthma is a manageable disease that claimed the lives of over 3,500 Americans in 2021; Whereas 20,300,000 people in the United States have food allergies, including about 4,300,000 children; Whereas food allergy has increased among United States chil- dren over the past 20 years, with the greatest increase in Black children; Whereas children with food allergies are 2 to 4 times more likely to have asthma or other allergic diseases; and Whereas May would be an appropriation month to designate as ‘‘Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month’’: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog- 1 nizes ‘‘National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month’’ 2 and calls upon the American people to observe such month 3 with appropriate ceremonies and activities. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:07 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR386.IH HR386 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB