On August 1st, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton announced the introduction of a new bill which aims to fund research into environmental causes of neurodegenerative diseases.

Wexton, a Democrat from Virginia, has been diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a form of atypical parkinsonism, which has significantly impacted her movement, gait, and speech. As a member of Congress, she has valiantly used her national platform to raise awareness of neurodegenerative conditions and was instrumental in the passing of the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which was recently signed into law and is now known as the National Parkinson’s Project.

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From left to right, at press conference announcing the Healthy Brains Act: Dr. Rebecca Gilbert, Chief Mission Officer, APDA; Ted Thompson, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, MJFF; Representative Jennifer Wexton; Dr. Kristophe Diaz, Chief Scientific Officer, Cure PSP; Allie Signorelli, Person with Parkinson’s; Mason Zeagler, Senior Federal Government Relations Manager, MJFF; Rick Grant, Person with Parkinson’s; Maxwell Goldman, Brain PAC and Political Affairs Manager, AAN.