# 119-sres-181: A resolution designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week".

119-sres-181, A resolution designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-181
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**National Osteopathic Medicine Week** would be designated April 14–20, 2025 to highlight osteopathic medicine and the contributions of osteopathic physicians to U.S. health care. The resolution recognizes 150 years since Andrew Taylor Still introduced osteopathic principles, notes there are more than 157,000 osteopathic physicians and nearly 40,000 osteopathic medical students, and celebrates colleges of osteopathic medicine that train physicians across the country, including in rural and underserved communities.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-181 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/181)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-181 (as of 2026-08-11).