SRES 477 117th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and…

Official title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2021 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.

Introduced: December 13, 2021 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9126; text: CR S9124-9125)

Dec 13, 2021

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9126; text: CR S9124-9125)

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9126; text: CR S9124-9125)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder than can lead to pain, anemia, infections, and stroke.

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Cosponsors 9

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Dec 13, 2021

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Dec 13, 2021

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Dec 13, 2021

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Dec 13, 2021

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Dec 13, 2021

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Dec 13, 2021

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Dec 13, 2021

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Dec 13, 2021

Young, Todd

Indiana · Dec 13, 2021

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 477: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2021 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-477/

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"S. Res. 477: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2021 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-477/.

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S. Res. 477, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-477/.

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[S. Res. 477: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2021 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-477/)