SRES 713 118th Congress Senate Health Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Neurological disorders

A resolution designating May 2024 as "ALS Awareness Month".

Introduced: May 23, 2024 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Jun 11, 2024

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4023; text: 5/23/2024 CR S3893)

Jun 11, 2024

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4023; text: 5/23/2024 CR S3893)

Jun 11, 2024

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

May 23, 2024

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

May 23, 2024

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution designates May 2024 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 June 11, 2024

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4023; text: 5/23/2024 CR S3893)

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Cosponsors 6

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Arkansas · May 23, 2024

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Illinois · May 23, 2024

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · May 23, 2024

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · May 23, 2024

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · May 23, 2024

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · May 23, 2024

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 713: A resolution designating May 2024 as "ALS Awareness Month".. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-713/

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"S. Res. 713: A resolution designating May 2024 as "ALS Awareness Month".." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-713/.

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S. Res. 713, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-713/.

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