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SRES 416 · introduced · major

A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

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A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

What this bill does

  • This resolution designates September 2025 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month to raise public understanding of the disease.
  • The resolution affects patients with sickle cell disease and communities seeking information about the inherited blood disorder.
  • The resolution has no direct fiscal cost and serves as a symbolic measure to promote awareness and research advocacy.

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    How might designating September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month improve health outcomes for the estimated 100,000 Americans living with the condition?

  2. 02

    What specific educational initiatives or partnerships would make this awareness month meaningful rather than primarily symbolic?

  3. 03

    Should Congress consider similar awareness designations for other rare or underdiagnosed diseases, and what criteria should guide those decisions?

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Tim Scott

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Introduced 2025-09-19

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-19 · senate · Floor

    Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6798; text: CR S6795)

  2. 2025-09-19 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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