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HRES 495 117th Congress House Health Blood and blood diseases Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority health

Calling for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 10, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes the challenges posed by sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease and encourages relevant screening, research, and surveillance. Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited disorders that cause abnormally shaped red blood cells.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 10 Republican 2
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 10, 2022
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 10, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 29, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Sep 29, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Sep 29, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 29, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Jun 23, 2021
Burgess, Michael
· Jun 23, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 23, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 23, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 495: Calling for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-495/
MLA
"H. Res. 495: Calling for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-495/.
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H. Res. 495, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-495/.
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[H. Res. 495: Calling for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-495/)
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