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119-hres-429119th Congress

Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2025, as "Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day".

Sponsored By: Representative Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

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Summary

Designates May 17, 2025 as Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day to spotlight a dangerous neonatal disease that causes thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths each year. The resolution summarizes NEC risks like prematurity and congenital heart disease, notes survivors often face lifelong neurological and nutritional problems, emphasizes that mother’s own breast milk and pasteurized donor human milk reduce risk, highlights racial disparities with Black infants disproportionately affected, and calls for more data, family-centered care, and awareness to improve outcomes.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3]

    CA • I

    Sponsored 5/19/2025

  • Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2025

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