A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month"
Designates September 2026 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month and backs research and clinical trials.
Agreed to in the Senate on Sept. 29, 2026. A resolution like this does not go to the other chamber or the President.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 29, 2026
- COMMITTEECOMM.SKIPPED
- AGREED TOAGREEDSEP 29
What the bill would do, and why it matters
Spinal cord injuries can cause paralysis and long-term health needs. The Senate designates September 2026 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month and supports research, better treatments, and clinical trials for promising therapies.
- NON-BINDING A simple resolution carries no force of law. It expresses the chamber's opinion or sets internal rules — it does not bind agencies, the President, or anyone outside Congress.
- COMMEMORATIVE This measure honors, congratulates or commemorates, or marks an observance such as an awareness day or month. It creates no legal obligations.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Designates September 2026 for awareness
The Senate designates September 2026 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month and supports its goals and ideals.
- Supports research and clinical trials
The Senate supports research into better treatments, therapies, and a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as clinical trials for promising therapies for people living with paralysis.
- Recognizes people working on spinal cord injuries
The resolution commends organizations, researchers, doctors, volunteers, and others working to improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries and their families.
The resolution cites the costs of spinal cord injuries, the need for new treatments, and the importance of awareness and research in improving outcomes and quality of life. It also notes that life expectancy for people living with these injuries has not improved significantly since the 1980s.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 29, 2026SENATESEP 29, 2026By Sen. Moody with 1 original cosponsor
- Committee—COMMITTEE—Went to the floor without a committee report
- SAME DAYAgreed to in the SenateSEP 29, 2026SENATE FLOORSEP 29, 2026Unanimous consent
- SEP 292026SEP 29, 2026AGREED TOSENATESubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Where your members stand on it
Support from one state
Plus the sponsor, a Republican. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Republican. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Sen. Moody’s record: sponsored 63 bills this Congress. 4 passed the Senate; 0 became law.
- Tammy BaldwinD-WIORIGINAL
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