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Bold Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 17, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7218) to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to extend the program for promotion of public health knowledge and awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and for other purposes.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 7218

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM FOR PROMOTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS.

Section 398B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c-5(e)) is amended by inserting ``and $33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029'' before the period at the end.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7218, the Building Our Largest Dementia, or BOLD, Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024, led by Representative Brett Guthrie.

Nearly 7 million Americans, including my mother, aged 65 and older are currently living with Alzheimer's. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to 12.7 million. This means that over 10 percent of people over the age of 65 have Alzheimer's. Sadly, one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia.

The cost of this disease is also tremendous, with health and long- term care costs projected to reach $360 billion in 2024. The BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization would continue to support and strengthen programs and strategies to promote brain health and improve outcomes for individuals living with Alzheimer's and related dementias and their caregivers.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS.

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