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A resolution designating May 2021 as "ALS Awareness Month".

Introduced: May 28, 2021 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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May 28, 2021
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3931; text: CR S3933-3934)
May 28, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3931; text: CR S3933-3934)
May 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution designates May 2021 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.

What's happening now May 28, 2021

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3931; text: CR S3933-3934)