The Senate expressed support for designating April 2025 as Parkinson's Awareness Month, recognizing that over 1 million Americans live with Parkinson's disease and nearly 90,000 are diagnosed each year. The resolution notes it's the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease in the world, is projected to nearly double in prevalence by 2037 at an annual cost of $80 billion, and calls for continued research, better treatments, and support for patients, caregivers, and the organizations working to improve quality of life.
Congressional Summary
This resolution supports designating April 2025 as Parkinson's Awareness Month.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-04-30
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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