Expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2022, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public alertness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease, the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings for sickle cell trait carriers, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

Bill 117 H.Res. 1176, also known as the "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" bill, aims to raise awareness about sickle cell disease on June 19, 2022. The bill emphasizes the importance of increasing public knowledge about sickle cell disease, the need for more research, early detection screenings for carriers of the sickle cell trait, effective treatments, and preventative care programs for complications related to sickle cell anemia. The goal of this bill is to educate the public in the United States and around the world about the impact of sickle cell disease and to promote efforts to find a cure.