SRES 861
118th Congress
Senate
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2024 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: September 25, 2024
Introduced by:
Scott, Tim
Republican
· South Carolina
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Became law
Nov 19, 2024
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6638-6639; text: 9/25/2024 CR S6450-6451)
Nov 19, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 2024
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 25, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 25, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6638-6639; text: 9/25/2024 CR S6450-6451)
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