# 119-sres-917: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September as "Dystonia Awareness Month" to promote public awareness and understanding of dystonia.

119-sres-917, A resolution expressing support for the designation of September as "Dystonia Awareness Month" to promote public awareness and understanding of dystonia., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-917
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September as "Dystonia Awareness Month" to promote public awareness and understanding of dystonia.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-09-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Designating September as Dystonia Awareness Month** aims to raise public understanding of dystonia, a neurological movement disorder marked by involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal postures. The resolution notes an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 Americans may have dystonia, describes focal, segmental, and generalized forms that can affect walking, speaking, seeing, and daily tasks, and lists treatments such as botulinum toxin injections, oral medicines, deep brain stimulation, and supportive therapies. It calls for more research, commends clinicians and researchers, highlights impacts on families and on servicemembers and veterans, and encourages Americans to observe the month with awareness activities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-917 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/917)

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- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-917 (as of 2026-10-15).