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This resolution designates the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week" and aims to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure. The resolution highlights the serious health risks associated with asbestos, including its ability to cause life-threatening diseases like mesothelioma and asbestosis, and notes that asbestos fibers are invisible, odorless, and can take 10 to 50 years to produce symptoms. The resolution points out that thousands of people in the United States have died from asbestos-related diseases, with workers and those exposed in naval ships and shipyards being particularly vulnerable. It calls on the Surgeon General to warn and educate people about the public health risks of asbestos exposure and requests that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Office of the Surgeon General. The resolution also acknowledges that while asbestos consumption in the United States has decreased, the country still uses tons of the mineral annually, and early detection of related diseases can potentially improve patient outcomes.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/140/all-info