,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bf 7legislative day1 ,september #bb71 
#bjbc,mr4 ,booker 7for ,mr4 ,scott of   
,south ,carolina 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,booker1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 
,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4          
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4           
,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4    
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,carper1 and ,ms4        
,warren77 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of          
,september #bjbc 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 ,black or ,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     
,black or ,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  
in the ,united ,states is often severely
 limited2 ,whereas sickle cell anemia   
can shorten life expectancy by more than
 #bj years2 ,whereas sickle cell anemia 
is a common cause of childhood stroke1  
and1 in #bjai1 fewer than half of       
children with sickle cell anemia who    
were #b to #af years old received the   
recommended screening for stroke2       
,whereas1 in #bjai1 only #b in #e       
children with sickle cell anemia who    
were #b to #i years old used recommended
 medication that can prevent sickle cell
 anemia complications2 ,whereas1 in     
#bjbj1 the ,national ,academies of      
,science1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine   
developed a comprehensive strategic plan
 and blueprint for action to address    

sickle cell disease1 which1 among other 
things1 cited the need for new          
innovative therapies as well as the need
 to address barriers that may impact    
delivery of and access to approved      
treatments2 ,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    
#bjbc 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 the sickle cell trait1     
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