Expressing support for the designation of the month of April 2026 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month".
Sponsored By: Representative Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
Introduced
Summary
Designating April 2026 as Parkinson's Awareness Month would spotlight the scale and human cost of Parkinson's disease and back calls for more research, community support, and recognition of caregivers and clinical trial participants. The resolution notes Parkinson's affects over 1 million Americans with nearly 90,000 new diagnoses each year, is the fastest‑growing common neurodegenerative disease, and could reach about 1.7 million cases and $112.4 billion in related costs by 2045. It also highlights movement and cognitive symptoms and that caregivers faced about $8.3 billion in lost earnings in 2024.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Cosponsors
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
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