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A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2020, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.

Introduced: September 24, 2020 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Nov 12, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR 09/24/2020 S5876)

Nov 12, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(text: CR 09/24/2020 S5876)

Nov 12, 2020

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6679)

Nov 12, 2020

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6679)

Sep 24, 2020

Introduced in Senate

Sep 24, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the designation of September 25, 2020, as National Ataxia Awareness Day to bring attention to this condition.

Ataxia is a clinical manifestation that indicates degeneration or dysfunction of the brain that negatively affects coordination, precision, and accurate timing of physical movements.

What's happening now November 12, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR 09/24/2020 S5876)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Sep 24, 2020

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 717: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2020, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-717/

MLA

"S. Res. 717: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2020, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-717/.

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S. Res. 717, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-717/.

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[S. Res. 717: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2020, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-717/)