House Bill 361 - Expressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as "Brain Donation Awareness Day".

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-05-05

Recent Activity

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Alternative Names

Expressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as "Brain Donation Awareness Day".

Expressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as "Brain Donation Awareness Day".

Associated Legislation

undefined

Policy Areas

Health

Potential Impact

Commemorative events and holidays

Neurological disorders

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

Committees and Subcommittees

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health Subcommittee

Variations and Revisions

undefined

Expressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as "Brain Donation Awareness Day".

2/5/2024, 2:30 PM

This resolution supports the designation of Brain Donation Awareness Day to raise awareness of postmortem brain donation and its importance in scientific research on neurological conditions.

Congress
118
Number
HRES - 361
Introduced on
2023-05-05
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This resolution supports the designation of Brain Donation Awareness Day to raise awareness of postmortem brain donation and its importance in scientific research on neurological conditions.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedExpressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as "Brain Donation Awareness Day".
Policy Areas
Health
Potential Impact
Commemorative events and holidays•
Neurological disorders•
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/5/2023

This resolution supports the designation of Brain Donation Awareness Day to raise awareness of postmortem brain donation and its importance in scientific research on neurological conditions.

Latest Action5/12/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.