,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,south        
,carolina 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,booker1   
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4
 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4  
,jones1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4  
,young1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4          
,lankford7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of          
,september #bjbj as ,sickle ,cell       
,disease ,awareness ,month in order to  
educate communities across the ,united  
,states about sickle cell disease and   
the need for research1 early detection  
methods1 effective treatments1 and      
preventative care programs with respect 
to complications from sickle cell       
disease and conditions related to sickle
 cell disease4  ,whereas sickle cell    
disease 7referred to in this preamble as

 ,,scd7 is an inherited blood disorder  
that is a major health problem in the   
,united ,states and worldwide2 ,whereas 
,,scd causes the rapid destruction of   
sickle cells1 which results in multiple 
medical complications1 including anemia1
 jaundice1 gallstones1 strokes1         
restricted blood flow1 damaged tissue in
 the liver1 spleen1 and kidneys1 and    
death2 ,whereas ,,scd causes acute and  
chronic episodes of severe pain2        
,whereas ,,scd affects an estimated     
#ajj1jjj individuals in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas approximately #a1jjj  
babies are born with ,,scd each year in 
the ,united ,states1 with the disease   
occurring in approximately #a in #cfe   
newborn ,african-,american infants and  
#a in #af1cjj newborn                   
,hispanic-,american infants1 and can be 
found in individuals of ,mediterranean1 
,middle ,eastern1 ,asian1 and ,indian   
origin2 ,whereas more than #c1jjj1jjj   
individuals in the ,united ,states have 
the sickle cell trait and #a in #ac     

,african ,americans carries the trait2  
,whereas there is a #a in #d chance that
 a child born to parents who both have  
the sickle cell trait will have the     
disease2 ,whereas the life expectancy of
 an individual with ,,scd is often      
severely limited2 ,whereas the ,centers 
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention   
has reported1 based on the evidence     
available as of ,september #bjbj1 that  
individuals of all ages who are affected
 by ,,scd are at increased risk of      
developing severe illness from the      
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai72 ,whereas1 while          
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 
7commonly known as ,,hsct7 is currently 
the only cure for ,,scd and advances in 
treating the associated complications of
 ,,scd have occurred1 more research is  
needed to find widely available         
treatments and cures to help individuals
 with ,,scd2 and ,whereas ,september    
#bjbj has been designated as ,sickle    
,cell ,disease ,awareness ,month in     

order to educate communities across the 
,united ,states about ,,scd1 including  
early detection methods1 effective      
treatments1 and preventative care       
programs with respect to complications  
from ,,scd and conditions related to    
,,scd3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the 
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the goals and   
ideals of ,sickle ,cell ,disease        
,awareness ,month2 and  7#b7 encourages 
the people of the ,united ,states to    
hold appropriate programs1 events1 and  
activities during ,sickle ,cell ,disease
 ,awareness ,month to raise public      
awareness of preventative care programs1
 treatments1 and other patient services 
for those suffering from sickle cell    
disease1 complications from sickle cell 
disease1 and conditions related to      
sickle cell disease4