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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".

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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  1. 01

    How might an official awareness day for APOL1-mediated kidney disease influence funding priorities or research attention for this specific condition?

  2. 02

    What evidence shows that congressional awareness designations lead to measurable changes in public knowledge or patient outcomes for rare diseases?

  3. 03

    Which communities or patient populations would benefit most from increased visibility of APOL1-mediated kidney disease, and why?

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Stacey E. Plaskett

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Introduced 2025-04-29

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-29 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  2. 2025-04-29 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

  3. 2025-04-29 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

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