{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-booker-sickle-cell-awareness-resolution-passes-the-senate-3/", "Scott, Booker Sickle Cell Awareness Resolution Passes the Senate", "2025-09-24", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 A resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) designating September 2025 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month unanimously passed the Senate.\n\n\u201cThe passage of this resolution represents our commitment to supporting thousands of patients and families affected by this disorder in South Carolina and nationwide,\u201d said Senator Scott. \u201cBy raising awareness about sickle cell disease and the lifechanging gene therapies that are now available to cure this debilitating disease, we can help improve the chances of early diagnosis and proper treatment.\u201d\n\n\u201cCountless Americans and their loved ones have been impacted by sickle cell disease, the most common inherited blood disorder in our country,\u201d said Senator Booker. \u201cThe unanimous passage of this resolution designating September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month recognizes our shared commitment in Congress to eliminating barriers to comprehensive, high quality care and improving outcomes for those suffering from SCD.\u201d\n\nJoining Scott and Booker, the resolution was cosponsored by Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Amy Klobouchar (D-Minn.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.).\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found here.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nEarlier this year, Senators Scott and Booker reintroduced the Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, which would allow state Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive care to SCD patients through a health home model.\n\nSenators Scott and Booker also led the reauthorization of the Sickle Cell Treatment Demonstration Program leading to the improvement of clinician knowledge, improvement in care and development of best practices surrounding diagnosis and long-term treatment.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-booker-sickle-cell-awareness-resolution-passes-the-senate-3/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.170480951666832, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}