South Carolina H 5424: ALS Awareness Month

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2025-2026 Bill 5424 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5424

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A house RESOLUTION

to honor individuals and families living with 
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to recognize caregivers and healthcare 
providers, to increase public awareness about the realities of this devastating 
disease, to demonstrate the state's commitment to supporting those impacted by the 
disease, and to declare May 2026 as "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness 
Month" in the State of South Carolina.

Whereas, amyotrophic 
lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a 
progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disease in which the brain loses 
connection with the muscles, slowly reducing a person's ability to walk, talk, 
eat, and eventually breathe; and

Whereas, the ALS 
Association works in communities across the Palmetto State to provide care 
services, equipment, advocacy, and research support; and

Whereas, thousands of 
new ALS cases are reported every year, and estimates show that someone is 
diagnosed with ALS and that someone passes away from ALS every ninety minutes; 
and 

Whereas, on average, 
patients diagnosed with ALS survive only two to five years from the time of 
diagnosis; and

Whereas, the exact 
causes of ALS are unknown and there is no known cure for ALS; and

Whereas, people who 
have served in the military are more likely to develop ALS and die from the 
disease than those with no history of military service; and

Whereas, securing 
access to new therapies, to durable medical equipment, and to communication 
technologies is of vital importance to people living with ALS; and

Whereas, clinical 
trials play a pivotal role in evaluating new treatments, enhancing quality of 
life, and fostering assistive technologies for those living with ALS; and

Whereas, the ALS 
Association is the largest philanthropic funder of ALS research globally and 
has committed more than $154 million dollars to support more than five hundred 
fifty projects across the United States and in eighteen other countries; and

Whereas, the ALS 
Association is committed to making ALS livable and to curing it for everyone 
everywhere; and

Whereas, Amyotrophic 
Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month provides an opportunity to increase public 
awareness of the dire circumstances of people living with ALS, to acknowledge 
the terrible impact this disease has on those individuals and their families, 
and to support research to eradicate this disease. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and honor individuals and families living with 
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, recognize caregivers and healthcare providers, increase 
public awareness about the realities of this devastating disease, demonstrate the 
state's commitment to supporting those impacted by the disease, and declare May 
2026 as "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month" in the State of South 
Carolina.

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