Expressing support for a "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public awareness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease and the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions relating to sickle cell disease.

This is a commemorative resolution expressing support for "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" and calling for increased public awareness about sickle cell disease. The resolution encourages research, early detection, and treatment development, and calls on federal agencies to work toward equitable access to sickle cell therapies through an interagency coordinating group.

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