Bill Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2023, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public awareness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease and the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions relating to sickle cell disease.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-15 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2125-2126) [SR255 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Cory Booker [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Chris Van Hollen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Sherrod Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OH	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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