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Minnesota House reads resolution to declare May 2025 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Summary
A House resolution recognizing May 2025 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month was presented on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives, with members outlining statistics about the disease and calls for increased research and support. The transcript does not record a formal vote on the resolution.
Representative Samantha Godfrey, a member from Ramsey, presented a House resolution on May 9, 2025, proposing that the month of May 2025 be recognized as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in Minnesota.
The resolution, read on the House floor, included multiple "whereas" clauses describing ALS as a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease that gradually severs the brain's connection with muscles, reducing a person's ability to walk, talk, eat and breathe. Representative Mueller (member from Maurer) said, "on average patients diagnosed with ALS survive only 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis," and added that the exact causes of ALS are unknown and there is no known cure.
Representative Hill (member from Washington) noted that people who have served in the military are more likely to develop ALS and to die from the disease than those without military service. Representative Zalesnikar (member from Saint Louis) cited the ALS Association's role in research funding, saying the group has committed more than $154 million to support research projects in the United States and abroad. Representative Smith (member from Olmsted) and Representative Warwas (member from Saint Louis) also spoke in support of the resolution's aim to raise public awareness and advocate for access to therapies, durable medical equipment and communication technologies for people living with ALS.
The resolution text, as read on the floor, calls on Americans to support ALS research, advocate for increased funding and stand in solidarity with those affected by the disease. The House transcript records the presentation and the text of the resolution but does not record a subsequent vote or formal adoption on the floor during the time captured.
Other, brief floor business noted in the same transcript segment included the second reading of Senate File 3446 and the introduction of House Files 3316 through 3318; those items were announced but not debated in the captured transcript. Representative Niska later moved a recess to the call of the speaker; the motion passed by voice vote and the House recessed.
Because the transcript does not record a final vote on the ALS resolution, this report does not state that the resolution was adopted. The text and floor remarks are recorded in the House journal and the official House record for further verification.
