--- title: HR 1544. Weintraub, Neal, M.D.; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1544 cite_as: HR 1544, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1544 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1544.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1544/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73814 date: 2026-03-03 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Weintraub, Neal, M.D.; commend ## Text House Resolution 1544 By: Representatives Williams of the 168th, Prince of the 132nd, Myles of the 126th, Howard of the 129th, and Newton of the 127th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Neal Weintraub, M.D.; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Neal Weintraub, M.D., a native of Albany, Georgia, is a distinguished academic and cardiovascular researcher ; and WHEREAS, he serves as the Georgia Research Alliance Herbert S. Kupperman, M.D., Eminent Scholar Distinguished University Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and the Medical College of Georgia, and as associate director of the Vascular Biology Center, where leads and mentors to faculty, trainees, and research teams; and WHEREAS, he earned his medical degree from Tulane University, completed his internal medicine training at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Emory University, and further specialized through a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases; and WHEREAS, Dr. Weintraub has made a profound impact on medical education, teaching more than 225 courses for future physicians and physicians-scientist, and contributing to more than 250 peer-reviewed publications that have advanced understanding of cardiometabolic disease; and WHEREAS, he helped launch the cardio-oncology program at the Medical College of Georgia, funded by the American Heart Association, to investigate the bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular disease and cancer, strengthening the medical school and its teaching hospital's leadership in the field; and WHEREAS, Dr. Weintraub's scientific accomplishments have been sustained by a long and successful history of funding from the National Institutes of Health, including multiple federally supported research grants that have advanced fundamental and translational discoveries in cardiovascular medicine; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this outstanding Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Neal Weintraub, M.D., and extend best wishes for continued health, happiness, and success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Neal Weintraub, M.D. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution commends Dr. Neal Weintraub, a cardiovascular researcher and educator at the Medical College of Georgia, for his career achievements in medicine and research. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Dr. Neal Weintraub, a native of Albany, Georgia, who holds an endowed chair in cardiovascular medicine at the Medical College of Georgia and serves as associate director of the school's Vascular Biology Center. The resolution details his medical training at Tulane University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Emory University, along with his record of teaching over 225 courses and contributing to more than 250 peer-reviewed publications. It also notes his role launching a cardio-oncology program funded by the American Heart Association and his history of National Institutes of Health research funding. The House resolves to commend him and directs the Clerk of the House to provide him a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Dr. Neal Weintraub for his career in cardiovascular medicine and research. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Dr. Weintraub. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement by the House of Representatives. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Dr. Neal Weintraub, a cardiovascular researcher and professor at the Medical College of Georgia. It has no legal effect on other individuals, institutions, or the public. ### Why it matters This resolution has no practical or legal effect on Georgians; it is a formal, symbolic honor. Its main real-world consequence is that Dr. Weintraub receives an official copy recognizing his professional achievements. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses recount Dr. Weintraub's education, academic titles, publication record, and research funding history. - The resolving clause states the House recognizes and commends Dr. Weintraub and wishes him continued health and success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Dr. Weintraub. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Al Williams, Brian Prince, L.C. Myles, Karlton Howard, Mark Newton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73814 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1544.md?full=1