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Sickle cell disease framework

S-201 National Framework on Sickle Cell Disease Act: An Act respecting a national framework on sickle cell disease

Sets up a national framework to support Canadians with sickle cell disease, their families and their caregivers.

What Bill S-201 would do

The bill would require the development of a national framework to support Canadians with sickle cell disease, also known as sickle cell anemia or drepanocytosis. The framework would also support their families and caregivers. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment provides for the development of a national framework to support Canadians with sickle cell disease (also known as sickle cell anemia or drepanocytosis), their families and their caregivers. Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en 1st Session, 45th Parliament, 3 Charles III, 2025 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-201 An Act respecting a national framework on sickle cell disease

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind
Senator's bill
Sponsor
Marie-Françoise Mégie, Senator
Introduced
in the Senate
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedMay 28, 2025
  2. Being studiedsince Jun 16 Exact stageAt consideration in committee in the House of Commons · Standing Committee on Health · since June 16, 2026A committee of MPs or senators is going through it line by line.
  3. Almost law
  4. Law

Passed the Senate; now in the House, in committee there

  1. First reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the Senate done

    Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

    Before the Senate on 4 sitting days, to

  3. Committee in the Senate done

    Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  4. Third reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  5. First reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  6. Second reading in the House done

    Standing Committee on Health

    Before the House on 2 sitting days, to · 1 debate here

    2nd reading and referral to committee - HESA: agreed to on division,

  7. Committee in the House now

    Standing Committee on Health

  8. Report stage in the House not yet

  9. Third reading in the House not yet

  10. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At consideration in committee in the House of Commons · Standing Committee on Health · since June 16, 2026.

  1. Senate
  2. House
  3. Royal assent

Debates in the House 1

Members who spoke: Liberal 3 Conservative 2 Bloc Québécois 1

Second reading 1

  1. National Framework on Sickle Cell Disease Act

    · Sitting 137 · 7 statements · 6 graded

    6 members spoke

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