Summary: S.Res.423 — 109th Congress (2005-2006)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed Senate without amendment (04/04/2006)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates April 8, 2006, as National Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day. (Describes Cushing's Syndrome as an endocrine or hormonal disorder that is caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissue to high levels of the hormone cortisol and that can cause abnormal weight gain, skin changes, and fatigue and lead to diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and death.)