Bill Title: Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 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.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. [HR692 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 Earl Carter [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alma Adams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jasmine Crockett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-30	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nikema Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shri Thanedar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Troy Carter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Cohen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raul Grijalva [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brian Higgins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Payne [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-20	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Stacey Plaskett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VI	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Al Green [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shontel Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-1	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Andrea Salinas [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-6	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Andre Carson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Colin Allred [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-32	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jamie Raskin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jerrold Nadler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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