January 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 16 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 29--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A 
                    ``WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH DAY''

  Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
King, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, and 
Ms. Rosen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions:

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       Whereas women constitute 50.8 percent of people in the 
     United States;
       Whereas women of different races, ethnicities, ages, and 
     socioeconomic status experience many diseases and disorders 
     differently than men experience those diseases and disorders;
       Whereas those different experiences are reflected in the 
     incidence, prevalence, symptomology, and severity of the 
     disease or disorder;
       Whereas the risks and benefits of medical therapies vary 
     based on the race, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status 
     of a woman;
       Whereas women and men have fundamental biological 
     differences;
       Whereas, for many years, women of different races, 
     ethnicities, ages, and socioeconomic status were 
     underrepresented in biomedical and clinical research;
       Whereas the improvement of the health of women relies on 
     sex- and gender-based biomedical and clinical research;
       Whereas the promise of individualized medicine cannot be 
     realized without sex- and gender-based parity in research;
       Whereas, on January 25, 2016, the National Institutes of 
     Health implemented a policy requiring federally funded 
     investigators to consider sex as a biological variable in 
     preclinical research; and
       Whereas that policy ushered in a new era of inclusivity and 
     parity in research relating to the health of women: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, that the Senate--
       (1) expresses support for the designation of a ``Women's 
     Health Research Day''; and
       (2) supports efforts--
       (A) to recognize the importance of biomedical and clinical 
     research to the health and well-being of women;
       (B) to increase awareness of the value of sex- and gender-
     based biomedical research; and
       (C) to encourage individuals, including researchers and 
     patients, to advocate on behalf of sex- and gender-inclusive 
     research for women of different races, ethnicities, ages, and 
     socioeconomic status.

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