Bill C-244 (Historical)

ALS Month Act

An Act to designate the month of June as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) Month

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Oct. 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

The purpose of this enactment is to designate the month of June in each year as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) Month.

Similar bills

C-205 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) ALS Month Act

C-366 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) ALS Month Act

C-366 (41st Parliament, 1st session) ALS Month Act

C-321 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) ALS Month Act

C-321 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) ALS Month Act

C-244 (39th Parliament, 1st session) ALS Month Act

C-384 (38th Parliament, 1st session) ALS Month Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-244s:

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C-244 (2016) Leif Erikson Day Act

C-244 (2013) Assistance to Students Visiting Military Memorial Sites Abroad Act

C-244 (2011) Assistance to Students Visiting Military Memorial Sites Abroad Act