YourVoice.Now Summary
No new law, no new spending — the Senate backs a March awareness month for deadly blood clots.
The details
Most people would see no change in daily life. The Senate agreed on March 25, 2025 to back March as Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month. No money is spent. No rules change for doctors, hospitals, or patients. A Senate resolution states the chamber's view and does not become law. The Senate laid out why it cared. Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot in a deep vein, most often in the leg. It can turn deadly when a piece breaks off and blocks the lung. As many as 900,000 people in the United States get these clots each year. They kill 60,000 to 100,000 people a year. Among those who get a lung clot, 1 in 4 die with no warning. Risk climbs with surgery, long stretches without moving, older age, cancer, and pregnancy. The Senate noted these clots are often preventable and add up to $10 billion a year in medical costs.
Congressional Summary
This resolution expresses support for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month. Deep vein thrombosis is a condition caused by a blood clot in the deep veins of the body; pulmonary embolisms (i.e., where a blood clot breaks off and lodges in the lung) are a potentially life-threatening complication of this condition.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-03-25
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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