# 119-hres-1318: Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month".

119-hres-1318, Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1318
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Awareness and support for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration.** This bill would designate May 2026 as an awareness month and formally back research, education, and services to help people affected by these rare, rapidly progressing brain diseases. - Patients: Calls attention to about 30,000 Americans with progressive supranuclear palsy and about 2,000 with corticobasal degeneration and lists complex symptoms that impair movement, balance, speech, swallowing, cognition, vision, and mood. - Families and caregivers: Highlights aggressive progression, noting most people become dependent on care within 3 to 4 years and have an average life expectancy of about 7 to 8 years from symptom onset. - Healthcare professionals and researchers: Supports more research into diagnosis, prevention, treatments, and cures and urges better access to neurology specialists to reduce diagnostic delays. - Community and advocates: Recognizes the strength of patients, families, volunteers, clinicians, and researchers and commends organizations working to improve quality of life and pursue cures.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hres-1318 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1318)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
- [119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-70)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1318 (as of 2026-06-12).