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A resolution designating May 2022 as "ALS Awareness Month".

Introduced: May 16, 2022 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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May 16, 2022
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2516; text: CR S2522-2523)
May 16, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2516; text: CR S2522-2523)
May 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution designates May 2022 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.

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2516; text: CR S2522-2523)