Senate Passes Resolution Designating April 2026 as Parkinson's Awareness Month
Parkinson's Awareness Month Designation·April 24, 2025 – April 28, 2026
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Senate Passes Resolution Designating April 2026 as Parkinson's Awareness Month
The United States Senate passed S.Res. 696 to officially name April 2026 as Parkinson's Awareness Month. This measure aims to raise public awareness and support for the more than one million Americans living with the disease. Earlier in April, Representative Bell introduced H.Res. 1167 in the House of Representatives to establish the same designation for 2026. These legislative efforts follow similar actions taken during the previous year. In 2025, Representative Bell introduced H.Res. 345 and Senators Scott and Booker introduced S.Res. 194 to recognize Parkinson's Awareness Month for April 2025. All of these resolutions focus on increasing research funding and improving treatments for patients.
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The list includes separate House and Senate resolutions for the 2025 and 2026 awareness months. S.Res. 696 is the only measure to advance past the committee stage after being approved by the full Senate.
2 procedural actions (rules for debate, scheduling)
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