US HR970 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Resolution 970 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 60-24)
Status: Introduced on May 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution supports the designation of ALS Awareness Month and commends efforts to improve the quality and length of life for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

Title

Supporting the designation of May 2020 as "ALS Awareness Month".

Sponsors

Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]
Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-05-15	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SR588 (Related) 2020-05-19 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2508; text: CR S2507-2508)

Subjects

Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Health
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Neurological disorders

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/970/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres970/BILLS-116hres970ih.pdf