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The resolution raises awareness and affirms professional standards for speech‑language and hearing care, potentially encouraging screening and policy attention, but it is ceremonial and does not provide funding or legal rights, risking unmet expectations.
Children and people with communication disorders will see increased public awareness and reduced stigma because May is designated National Speech‑Language‑Hearing Month, which can spur earlier screening and intervention.
Patients receiving audiology and speech‑language services (including students served in schools and clients of hospitals) benefit because the resolution affirms ASHA's role and standards, supporting more consistent licensure practices and consumer protections nationwide.
People with communication disorders and students may gain stronger policy support because the resolution recognizes ASHA's advocacy history (e.g., on ACA, ADA, IDEA), reinforcing attention to access to care and education services.
People with communication disorders and institutions that serve them will not receive new funding or legal entitlements because the resolution is largely ceremonial and does not create programs or appropriations.
People with communication disorders, schools, and health systems may face unmet expectations because symbolic recognition can raise public demand for services without specifying or providing funding.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Recognizes ASHA’s national role and designates May as National Speech-Language-Hearing Month to raise awareness of communication disorders.
Designates May as National Speech-Language-Hearing Month and formally recognizes the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association representing about 241,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates. The resolution affirms ASHA’s mission that effective communication is a human right, notes its role in setting licensure standards nationwide, highlights advocacy on major federal statutes, and calls attention to the stigma and widespread prevalence of communication disorders.
Introduced November 18, 2025 by Christopher Van Hollen · Last progress November 18, 2025