A bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) would designate May 2020 as ALS Awareness Month.
“There are approximately 5,000 new ALS diagnoses per year in the United States, each one bringing a new set of challenges and difficulties to American families,” Rep. Fitzpatrick said last week. “They need our support on the federal level to support enhanced research and treatment options.”
Reps. Fitzpatrick and Calvert on May 15 signed on as original cosponsors of House Resolution 970 with sponsor U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO). All are members of the bipartisan ALS Caucus. The resolution has a total of 73 original cosponsors.
“ALS Awareness Month is an opportunity to highlight the inspirational fight being waged by those afflicted with ALS to find cures and treatments that will prolong and improve their lives,” said Rep. Calvert. “It’s also a time to remind those diagnosed with ALS that this isn’t a fight they face alone.”
The resolution has garnered the support of The ALS Association and I AM ALS.
“Tens of thousands are fighting ALS right now,” Rep. Fitzpatrick added. “We must continue to bring awareness to ALS, and this resolution is a great step in doing that.”