Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, introduced S.Res.910 in the Senate on September 24, 2026, a resolution that would designate October 2026 as Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month. The measure was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and as of October 10 it had not been brought to a vote by the full Senate, according to the resolution's text filed with the Government Publishing Office and its status page on congress.gov.
The resolution states that Lewy body dementia affects an estimated 1,400,000 people in the United States and describes it as the second most common degenerative dementia, a category the text says includes both dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia. It calls for continued research toward better treatments, training for healthcare providers and emergency personnel to recognize the condition, and support for earlier and more accurate diagnosis; it also recognizes people living with Lewy body dementia and their care partners who take part in clinical trials.
As a simple Senate resolution, S.Res.910 carries no funding and no force of law. If the full Senate were to agree to it, the measure would express the chamber's sentiment rather than create a new program, mandate, or clinical guideline. Congress.gov listed no cosponsors beyond Booker as of early October, and the resolution remained in committee, where similarly worded awareness-month measures in past Congresses have often gone without a floor vote.