S.Res. 416 · Where this bill is now
Adopted
Senate: Adopted Sep 19, 2025, by unanimous consent
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySupport for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
This resolution expresses support for designating September 2025 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. It aims to draw attention to sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that can cause pain, anemia, infections, and stroke, and to highlight the importance of research, early detection, effective treatments, and preventative care.
How it affects you
This is a symbolic resolution that doesn't create new laws or programs. People living with sickle cell disease and their families may benefit from increased public awareness and focus on the need for better research and care options, but the resolution itself doesn't directly change access to treatments or services.
Read the official summary (Passed Senate, Sep 19, 2025)
This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder than can lead to pain, anemia, infections, and stroke.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.Res. 416
RESOLUTION
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.
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) · Introduced Sep 19, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 19, 2025: “Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6798; text: CR S6795)”