Bill Text: TX HR1086 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 2021 as ALS Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1086 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1086-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1086 |
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WHEREAS, May is ALS Awareness Month, and this occasion | ||
provides a fitting opportunity to promote better understanding of | ||
this medical condition and to foster increased support for targeted | ||
research; and | ||
WHEREAS, Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, amyotrophic | ||
lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative condition | ||
that affects motor neurons in the brain and the spinal cord, | ||
eventually causing muscle weakness and paralysis; as the motor | ||
neurons continue to degenerate, people can lose the ability to | ||
speak, eat, move, and breathe; and | ||
WHEREAS, Most patients who develop ALS are between the ages | ||
of 40 and 70, and the average survival time is three to five years; | ||
in the United States, approximately 30,000 individuals are affected | ||
by the disease, and of these cases, more than 90 percent have no | ||
apparent cause; and | ||
WHEREAS, While there is not yet a cure for ALS, a number of | ||
treatments are available to help alleviate symptoms and prolong the | ||
survival of patients, including medications, speech and physical | ||
therapy, and nutritional counseling; in addition, devices and | ||
equipment such as corrective braces, reach-extenders, and | ||
wheelchairs can help with daily activities and improve functional | ||
independence; and | ||
WHEREAS, The ALS Association of Texas is dedicated to | ||
supporting patients and their families through local care programs, | ||
advocacy, and research, and each May, the members and volunteers of | ||
the association participate in various events to call attention to | ||
issues that impact the ALS community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a serious and | ||
life-threatening disease, and the observance of ALS Awareness Month | ||
unites people around the world in their commitment to support the | ||
search for a cure and to improve the quality of life for patients; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize May 2021 as ALS Awareness Month and | ||
urge all Texans to learn more about the disease. | ||
Jetton | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1086 was adopted by the House on May | ||
14, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||