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NJ AJR98

Joint Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brian Rumpf

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates September of each year as "Chiari Malformation-Syringomyelia Awareness Month" in New Jersey
  • Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the awareness month
  • Urges public officials and citizens to observe the month with appropriate activities and programs
  • Chiari Malformation (CM) is a structural brain defect affecting approximately 1 in 1,200 people, with an estimated 800 diagnosed cases in New Jersey
  • Syringomyelia (SM) involves cyst formation in the spinal cord, often related to CM, with surgery being the only treatment to halt progression of central nervous system damage

Legislative Description

Designates September of each year as "Chiari Malformation-Syringomyelia Awareness Month."

Health

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Health1/13/2026

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