U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1577: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 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.
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1577 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2026 Mr. Davis of Illinois submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 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. Whereas sickle cell disease (referred to in this preamble as SCD ) is an inherited blood disorder that is a major health problem in the United States and worldwide; Whereas SCD can result in multiple medical complications, including anemia, jaundice, gallstones, strokes, restricted blood flow, damaged tissue in the liver, spleen, and kidneys, and death; Whereas SCD causes acute and chronic episodes of severe pain; Whereas SCD affects an estimated 100,000 individuals in the United States; Whereas approximately 1,800 to 2,000 babies are born with SCD each year in the United States, with the disease occurring in approximately 1 in 365 newborn Black or African American infants and 1 in 16,300 newborn Hispanic American infants, and can be found in individuals of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Indian …
Sponsors
- Danny Davis (D, HD-IL-7) · primary sponsor
- Neal Dunn (R, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HR1577?
- HR1577 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 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.
- What is the status of HR1577?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1577?
- Danny Davis (D, HD-IL-7), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HR1577?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1577
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