A resolution designating February 2025 as "American Heart Month".
This is a Senate resolution designating February 2025 as “American Heart Month.” It expresses the Senate’s support for awareness, prevention, and research related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), highlighting its status as the leading cause of death in the United States and outlining risk factors and potential benefits of lifestyle changes and medical treatment. The resolution reiterates the goal of promoting CVD awareness, supporting research, and improving health outcomes, and it commends the efforts of states, organizations, and individuals who participate in American Heart Month. It also notes that the President is requested to issue an annual proclamation designating February as American Heart Month, aligning with longstanding practice. As a non-binding Senate resolution, it does not authorize new spending or create new programs, but it signals congressional support for ongoing public health awareness campaigns and reinforces the importance of preventing and addressing CVD.
Key Points
- 1Designates February 2025 as “American Heart Month” and supports the goals and ideals of that observance.
- 2Reaffirms commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease by promoting awareness of causes, risks, and prevention; supporting CVD research; and taking steps to improve health outcomes and reduce long-term disability and mortality.
- 3Highlights major CVD risk factors (e.g., high blood pressure, high cholesterol, poor diet, tobacco use, physical inactivity, poor sleep, obesity, diabetes) and notes that lifestyle modification plus medical treatment can reduce risk.
- 4Requests, under 36 U.S.C. 101(1), that the President issue an annual proclamation designating February as American Heart Month.
- 5Commends States, territories, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals who support American Heart Month and encourages everyone to learn their risk for CVD.