# 119-sres-416: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2025 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.

119-sres-416, A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2025 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 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-416
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2025 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: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month** calls on the nation to boost education about sickle cell disease, expand early detection, support research, and improve access to treatments and preventive care. SCD affects about 100,000 people in the United States and about 2,000 babies are born with it each year. More than 2 million people carry the sickle cell trait and 1 in 13 Black Americans carry it. The disease can shorten life expectancy by about 20 years and causes strokes and severe pain. The resolution urges public events in September 2025 to raise awareness and back testing, therapies, and programs that reach patients, including recent FDA-approved gene cures and a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model to improve Medicaid access to cell and gene therapies.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-416 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/416)

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- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-416 (as of 2026-10-17).