On Wednesday, July 15, former New Orleans Saints playerSteve Gleason saw his fight against ALS score a huge victory when The House passed the Steve Gleason Act. Now, it’s officially a law. David Vitter, United States Senator for Louisiana, broke the news this evening that President Obama signed this into law.
The act was originally introduced by Vitter back in late January in Washington, D.C. The Senate signed the bill back in April, and the House approved of the Steve Gleason Act just over two weeks ago.
The Steve Gleason Act is one of two bills geared towards helping people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is more commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.