HR1833: HR1833 ALS Awareness Month; May 2026; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives designates May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive condition that gradually destroys a person's ability to walk, talk, eat, and breathe, and currently has no known cure. The resolution lays out background on the disease, including that veterans face a higher risk of developing it, that patients typically survive only two to five years after diagnosis, and that the ALS Association has funded more than $154 million in research worldwide. It also acknowledges a Georgia constituent who has advocated on the issue. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or program; it directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press.

• Formally recognizes May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month through a House resolution rather than a change to state law.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press.
• States a series of findings about ALS, including its effects on veterans, its lack of a known cure, and its impact on patients and caregivers.
• Acknowledges the ALS Association's research funding and a named Georgia constituent's advocacy work.

People living with ALS and their families and caregivers, military veterans (who the resolution notes face higher ALS risk), healthcare providers who treat ALS patients, and the ALS Association, which the resolution highlights for its research funding.

While the resolution carries no legal or funding changes, it gives official recognition from the Georgia House to ALS patients, caregivers, and veterans, and directs public distribution of the resolution, which can raise awareness of the disease and support advocacy efforts across the state.

• The whereas clauses describe ALS as a fatal, progressive disease with no known cure and average survival of two to five years after diagnosis.
• The whereas clauses note that veterans are more likely than non-veterans to develop and die from ALS.
• The whereas clauses cite the ALS Association's commitment of more than $154 million to over 550 research projects in the U.S. and 18 other countries.
• The resolving clause formally designates May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month in Georgia.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press.

1. 2026-03-20House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-20House Hopper (House)

• Samuel Park (D, HD-107)Primary sponsor
• Al Williams (D, HD-168)
• Spencer Frye (D, HD-122)
• Park Cannon (D, HD-058)
• Saira Draper (D, HD-090)

• ALS awareness
• veterans health
• disease research
• public health
• Georgia House resolutions