HR 1356: Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; March 8-14, 2026; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives designates March 8-14, 2026 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. It does not change any law; it is a symbolic statement recognizing multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous system with no known cause or cure, and the work of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in funding research and supporting patients. The resolution recites background information about MS, including that it affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and is typically diagnosed between ages 20 and 50. It formally resolves that House members recognize the awareness week, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

• Formally designates March 8-14, 2026 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
• Expresses the House's appreciation for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's research and advocacy work, without creating any new program, funding, or legal requirement.

This mainly affects the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which receives formal recognition, and people in Georgia living with or affected by multiple sclerosis, whose experience the resolution acknowledges. It does not impose duties on any state agency, business, or individual.

Because this is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law, it does not change anyone's rights, funding, or obligations. Its practical effect is symbolic: raising public attention on multiple sclerosis and acknowledging the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's research efforts during the designated week.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe multiple sclerosis, noting it affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. and has no known cause or cure.
• The resolved clause designates March 8-14, 2026 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in the House of Representatives.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

1. 2026-02-12House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-12House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-12House Hopper (House)

• Tim Fleming (R, HD-114)Primary sponsor
• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
• Reynaldo Martinez (R, HD-111)
• Bruce Williamson (R, HD-112)

• multiple sclerosis
• public health awareness
• Georgia House resolution
• disease research