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A resolution designating May 2023 as "ALS Awareness Month".
S.Res. 239, 118th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 06/07/2023
- Cosponsors
- 9
- Latest action
- 06/07/2023
About this bill
- Official title
- A resolution designating May 2023 as "ALS Awareness Month".
- Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Introduced in
- Senate
- Policy area
- Health
- Latest action
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2011; text: CR S2009-2010)
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Passed Senate (06/07/2023)
This resolution designates May 2023 as ALS Awareness Month. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Actions
Newest first
- 06/07/2023 · Senate
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2011; text: CR S2009-2010)
- 06/07/2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2011; text: CR S2009-2010)
- 06/07/2023
Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays, Congressional tributes, Health promotion and preventive care, Medical research, Neurological disorders.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 06/07/2023