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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 744—EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATION OF THE MONTH
OF MAY 2026 AS “OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH”
Ms. COLLINS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 744
Whereas osteoporosis is a highly prevalent and costly
chronic disease that causes bones to weaken and fractures to
be more likely;
Whereas an estimated 54,000,000 people of the United States
have osteoporosis or low bone mass that increases their risk
for osteoporosis;
Whereas approximately 1 in 2 women and up to 1 in 4 men age
50 and older will break a bone due to osteoporosis;
Whereas these fractures lead to more than 500,000 hospital
admissions, 800,000 emergency room visits, 2,500,000 office
visits, and nearly 180,000 nursing home admissions in the
United States each year;
Whereas osteoporosis has significant consequences on older
adults, with approximately 1,800,000 Medicare beneficiaries
suffering approximately 2,100,000 osteoporotic fractures
every year;
Whereas osteoporosis is one of the costliest chronic
diseases with the total national annual cost of osteoporotic
fractures among Medicare beneficiaries estimated at
$57,000,000,000 and projected to rise over $95,000,000,000 in
2040 as the population ages;
Whereas osteoporotic fractures have been cited as a
significant factor in opioid addiction rates among seniors as
23 percent of hip fracture patients became chronic opioid
users after surgery;
Whereas osteoporosis is a “silent” disease because many
people do not have symptoms and may not even know they have
the disease until they break a bone;
Whereas only 8 percent of people are screened for
osteoporosis within 6 months of a fracture, only about 20
percent of hip fracture patients receive medication proven to
greatly reduce the risk of a second fracture, and few who
suffer fractures receive model post-fracture care proven to
reduce subsequent fracture risk; and
Whereas it is crucial to raise awareness about osteoporosis
and bone health among the public of the United States and
health professionals: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) designates May 2026 as “Osteoporosis Prevention and
Awareness Month”;
(2) affirms the dedication of the Senate to—
(A) raising awareness among the public and health
professionals about the importance of bone health throughout
a person's lifespan and steps that can be taken to reduce the
risk of osteoporotic fractures; and
(B) reducing the toll that osteoporosis and osteoporotic
fractures take on individuals, the United States, and
taxpayers; and
(3) commends the dedication of the States, localities,
family members, friends, organizations, volunteers,
researchers, and caregivers across the United States who are
working to raise awareness about bone health and
osteoporosis, provide optimal care for those with
osteoporosis, and reduce the toll osteoporosis takes on the
United States.