Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.

HRES 1049 is a symbolic resolution (not a bill) introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 1, 2024. It expresses support for designating March as National Brain Injury Awareness Month to increase public understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI), citing CDC data showing TBI affects millions annually through hospitalizations, deaths, and long-term disabilities. The resolution recognizes the "silent epidemic" nature of TBI and aligns with advocacy groups like the Brain Injury Association of America, which already observe March for awareness. It has no legal effect but urges the House to endorse the designation and encourages the President to issue a related proclamation.