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Senate resolution · 117th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2022 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.

S.Res. 868Introduced Dec 8, 2022Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Scott R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 8, 2022 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7084; text: CR S7074-7075)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

13 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 13 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Lankford (R-OK), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Todd Young (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.