H.Con.Res. 163: Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus.
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H.Con.Res. 163: Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus.
110th Congress · introduced 2007-05-24 · Health · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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- Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for working with leading scientists and researchers to organize the first NIH conference on hydrocephalus in September 2005 and the Inaugural Cerebellar Development: Bench to Bedside International Conference in November 2006. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Director of NIH should continue the current collaboration among the National Human Genome Research Institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the Office of Rare Diseases with respect to Dandy-Walker syndrome; (2) further research into Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus should be conducted and supported; and (3) public awareness and professional education regarding Dandy-Walker research should increase through partnerships between the federal government and patient advocacy organizations.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] · 105 cosponsors
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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 45 more.
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- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hconres163.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hconres>
Record fed-us-cong110-hconres163 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110