Expressing support for the designation of the third week of September as "Fungal Disease Awareness Week" and encouraging efforts to improve awareness, diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, and prevention of fungal diseases in the United States.

This resolution states that the House of Representatives supports designating the third week of September as "Fungal Disease Awareness Week." It encourages health care workers to consider fungal infections when patients have pneumonia-like or other illnesses that do not improve with treatment. It encourages the CDC, health departments, health care facilities, and community groups to expand education, surveillance, and prevention of fungal diseases. It also expresses support for better reporting of fungal diseases and for research on diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines. The resolution does not create a law or provide funding.

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Sponsors

• Vince Fong Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors