# 118-hres-1495: 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.

118-hres-1495, 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., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-1495
- Congress: 118
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2024-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2024-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2024-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2024-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-1495 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1495)

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