HRES 385 · 119th Congress · Health

Expressing support for the designation of May 2, 2025, as "NKH Awareness Day".

Introduced 2025-05-05· Sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2025-05-05)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 385 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 385 Expressing support for the designation of May 2, 2025, as ``NKH Awareness Day''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2025 Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Cline) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of May 2, 2025, as ``NKH Awareness Day''. Whereas a rare disease is defined as a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States at any given time; Whereas children make up more than half of the estimated 25,000,000 to 35,000,000 people in the United States living with a rare disease; Whereas nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) is a rare genetic metabolic disorder in which abnormally high levels of glycine build up in a patient's body; Whereas NKH is also known as glycine encephalopathy; Whereas NKH affects approximately 1 in 76,000 people worldwide; …

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