This House resolution supports recognizing November 2025 as "Carbon Monoxide Action and Awareness Month." It calls for nationwide education, prevention, and detection efforts to protect families from carbon monoxide poisoning. The resolution encourages Federal, State, and local agencies to work with public health groups, safety advocates, and first responders. It urges people to install and maintain certified carbon monoxide alarms, test them regularly, and learn the signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. It also supports public–private partnerships and commends first responders and medical professionals.
The resolution asks agencies and community groups to expand outreach and prevention work. It urges individuals to install certified carbon monoxide alarms (tested by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory and meeting UL standards), to test alarms regularly, and to learn poisoning symptoms. It also highlights generator safety after hurricanes, including placing generators more than 20 feet from indoor structures. The resolution expresses support and encouragement; it does not itself change existing laws or create new legal requirements.
This resolution does not authorize federal spending. No publicly available information on new federal funding is included in the text. The resolution cites that carbon monoxide poisonings impose an economic burden of more than $1,300,000,000 annually in hospital costs, emergency response, and lost productivity.
Supporters say public education, routine appliance maintenance, and wide use of certified carbon monoxide alarms are cost-effective ways to prevent injuries and deaths. The resolution cites illness and death statistics in its findings: hundreds of deaths each year, over 100,000 emergency visits, about 14,000 hospitalizations, more than 400 unintentional deaths annually, and that many exposures occur in homes. It also notes that about 36 percent of adults have no carbon monoxide detection in their homes and that certification and testing of alarms help ensure proper performance.
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