HRES 360 · in committee · major
Expressing support for the designation of the last Tuesday of April each year as "APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day".
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill designates the last Tuesday of April each year as APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day.
- This affects patients with APOL1-mediated kidney disease and organizations working on kidney disease awareness.
- The designation has no direct federal cost and serves to promote public awareness of the condition.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might an official awareness day for APOL1-mediated kidney disease influence funding priorities or research attention for this specific condition?
- 02
What evidence shows that congressional awareness designations lead to measurable changes in public knowledge or patient outcomes for rare diseases?
- 03
Which communities or patient populations would benefit most from increased visibility of APOL1-mediated kidney disease, and why?
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Sponsor · D-VI
Stacey E. Plaskett
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
11/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-29
Joining the bill

Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original

Danny K. Davis
D-IL-7 · original

Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1 · original

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1 · original

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original

Terri A. Sewell
D-AL-7 · original

Melanie A. Stansbury
D-NM-1 · original

Frederica S. Wilson
D-FL-24 · original
Legislative timeline
2025-04-29 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-04-29 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
2025-04-29 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
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