Rep. LaToya Greenwood

Declares April 2022 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month".

Recognizes the contributions and exemplary character of the eight charter members of the Delta Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Urges the Illinois General Assembly to adopt a Young Workers' Bill of Rights. Urges Illinois leaders to expand the availability of youth apprenticeships in low-wealth communities and develop regulations to ensure young adults in all industries receive monetary compensation. Urges policymakers to actively involve young workers and advocates in the policymaking processes that determine the economic prosperity of future generations.

Condemns Russia for its attack on the sovereign nation of Ukraine. Urges the review and divestment of all funds invested by any State or local unit of government, including but not limited to investments made by the State Board of Investments and any state or local retirement funds that are directly or indirectly related to Russia, to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Strongly declares our commitment to ensuring access to quality health care for Illinois residents. Urges the Illinois Congressional Delegation to support federal legislation building on the Affordable Care Act to ensure all people have access to health care, regardless of income, race, or location. Opposes extreme efforts to strip away health care from people with pre-existing conditions, dismantle regulation, and allow big insurance companies to pad their profits at the expense of patients.

Strongly declares our commitment to ensuring access to affordable prescription drugs for all Illinois residents, regardless of income, race, or location. Urges the U.S. Senate to follow the U.S. House of Representatives and pass the $35 insulin cap and further urges President Biden to sign this crucial legislation into law. Condemns the actions of Representatives Rodney Davis, Adam Kinzinger, Mary Miller, and Darin LaHood in voting for unaffordable insulin. Directs the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to study what steps can most effectively reduce the cost of prescription drugs in Illinois and report their findings to the General Assembly.

Urges State and federal policymakers to ensure that individuals with sickle cell disease have access to all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease and to services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease that are eligible for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid programs and to work to include new and effective treatments. Further urges State Medicaid programs to conduct an annual review to determine if the available covered medications, treatments, and services are adequate to meet the needs of enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease and whether Medicaid should seek to add additional medications, treatments, or services. Further urges State Medicaid programs to proactively explore innovative reimbursement, coverage, and access approaches that may facilitate equitable and appropriate access to potential curative one-time therapies for eligible patients. Further urges State Medicaid programs and other State officials to convene a multi-stakeholder dialogue, including patients, caregivers, physicians, and hospital administrators, to inform and begin working toward policies that will support equitable and appropriate access to innovative sickle cell disease therapies. Further urges the State and federal government to explore enhanced and expanded data collection efforts to determine how many people live with sickle cell disease in the United States, how sickle cell disease affects their health, and how researchers can improve medical treatments to extend and improve the lives of people with sickle cell disease. Further urges State and federal policymakers to examine and address, when possible, the regulatory barriers that have and may continue to impede patient access to novel therapies, including one-time, potentially curative therapies. Further urges State Medicaid programs to ensure that sickle cell patients in State Medicaid programs have access to potentially curative therapies when those treatments are proven and federally approved. Further urges State and federal policymakers to take all necessary actions to identify and remove other impediments to patients and their families, such as logistical and financial challenges, including missing work, childcare, and other issues, that may prevent or otherwise impede all patients, including sickle cell patients, from accessing potentially curative therapies.

Mourns the passing of Esther Isabelle Brazier.

Declares a commitment to ensuring access to quality health care, including reproductive health care, for women in Illinois. Urges the Illinois Congressional Delegation to support federal legislation and other efforts to ensure women's health and reproductive rights continue to be protected and upheld to the fullest extent. Opposes any effort to punish those who seek a constitutionally protected abortion. Condemns the efforts of those in Illinois and in other states, including Missouri, Texas, and Florida, to undermine women and their reproductive health. Calls on states across the nation to join Illinois in its commitment to women's health.

Commends the survivors and advocates of Survivors Speak Illinois 2022 for their work to stop violence and help those impacted by it.