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GA HR1711
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Cooper
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AI Summary
- Recognizes March 7, 2012, as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Day at the Georgia state capitol
- ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no known cause, means of prevention, or cure, with patients surviving on average only 2 to 5 years after diagnosis
- Military veterans face a 50 percent or greater risk of developing ALS compared to non-veterans, and the Department of Veterans Affairs has established a presumption of service connection for ALS
- A national ALS patient registry administered by the Centers for Disease Control is identifying U.S. cases and may become the single largest ALS research project ever created
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit copies of the resolution to each member of the Georgia congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Day; March 7, 2012; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/5/2012
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