Bill Title: Expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2022, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public alertness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease, the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings for sickle cell trait carriers, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. [HR1176 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Danny Davis [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Burgess [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Terri Sewell [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative G. Butterfield [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Burgess Owens [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-UT-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gus Bilirakis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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