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US SR181

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Roger Wicker

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Designates April 14–20, 2025, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week"
  • Acknowledges 150 years of osteopathic medicine, founded in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO
  • Recognizes more than 157,000 osteopathic physicians and nearly 40,000 osteopathic medical students currently in the United States
  • Notes the number of osteopathic physicians has increased by more than 70 percent in the past 10 years
  • Celebrates the role of osteopathic medical colleges in training physicians, including those serving rural and underserved communities

Legislative Description

A resolution designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week".

Health

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

4/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/10/2025

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