HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement after President Biden signed into law the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act. The legislation, which Murphy reintroduced in April 2023 and which passed the U.S. Senate in May 2024, will unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson’s, alleviate financial and health burdens on American families, and reduce government spending over time.

“Anyone living with Parkinson’s or caring for a loved impacted by the disease knows how difficult and devastating a diagnosis can be. It’s going to take major collaboration across the federal government and between the public and private sectors to find a cure, and this legislation supercharges our efforts. I’m hopeful that implementing a national plan to end Parkinson’s will put us on a fast-track to better, more effective treatments and provide much-needed support to patients and their families. This legislation will make a big difference for people across Connecticut and all over the country, and I’m so proud to see it signed into law.”

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