This House resolution supports the goals and ideals of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, observed in June. It notes facts from the bill text about Alzheimer’s disease, including that it is a slow, progressive brain disorder, the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and the fifth leading cause of death for people aged 65 and over. The resolution cites that nearly 7,000,000 Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s and that number may grow to 13,000,000 by 2050. It says almost two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s are women, and that 1 in 3 older Americans dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. The text includes a 2025 estimate of $384,000,000,000 in direct care costs and notes over 11 million unpaid family caregivers. It highlights higher risks for older Black and Latino Americans and concerns about underdetection in some Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. The resolution recognizes stigma and health disparities and recalls that the Alzheimer’s Association established the awareness month in 2014.
The resolution expresses the House’s support for the awareness month and encourages people to learn about Alzheimer’s, advocate for research and care, and offer support to people living with Alzheimer’s, their families, and caregivers. The resolution is a formal statement of support; it does not itself change programs, create benefits, or require actions by individuals beyond the encouragements it lists.
The resolution does not authorize spending or create new federal programs. The bill text includes a cited estimate that the direct costs of caring for Alzheimer’s patients in 2025 are $384,000,000,000. No publicly available information in the text indicates new costs or funding tied to the resolution itself.
Supporters want to raise public awareness, reduce stigma, promote detection, highlight health disparities, encourage more research, improve care and support services, and recognize the role and burden of unpaid family caregivers. They point to the statistics and disparities in the bill text as reasons to observe the awareness month and to urge education and advocacy.
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