A resolution designating the period beginning on September 13, 2009, and ending on September 19, 2009, as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of a National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease and the impact polycystic kidney disease has on patients and future generations of their families.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9090-9091)

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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Aug 7, 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates September 13-September 19, 2009, as National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week. Recognizes the need for additional research into a cure.

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Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D–WI

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Judiciary Committee

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Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]

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Aug 7, 2009
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9090-9091)
Aug 7, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9090-9091)
Aug 7, 2009
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9090-9091)
Aug 7, 2009
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9090-9091)
Aug 5, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8871-8872)
Aug 5, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8872)
Aug 5, 2009
Introduced in Senate

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SRES 592 · A resolution designating the week of September 13-19, 2010, as "Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease and the impact the disease has on patients now and for future generations until it can be cured.

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Discuss S.Res.241, 111th Congress: A resolution designating the period beginning on September 13, 2009, and ending on September 19, 2009, as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of a National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease and the impact polycystic kidney disease has on patients and future generations of their families.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/241

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2009-08-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres241/BILLS-111sres241ats.htm

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Analyze S.Res.241 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.241, 111th Congress: A resolution designating the period beginning on September 13, 2009, and ending on September 19, 2009, as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of a National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease and the impact polycystic kidney disease has on patients and future generations of their families.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/241

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2009-08-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres241/BILLS-111sres241ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:53:00Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.241 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss S.Res.241, 111th Congress: A resolution designating the period beginning on September 13, 2009, and ending on September 19, 2009, as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of a National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease and the impact polycystic kidney disease has on patients and future generations of their families.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/241

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2009-08-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres241/BILLS-111sres241ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:53:00Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.241, 111th Congress: A resolution designating the period beginning on September 13, 2009, and ending on September 19, 2009, as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of a National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease and the impact polycystic kidney disease has on patients and future generations of their families.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/241

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2009-08-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres241/BILLS-111sres241ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:53:00Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.241 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.