Bill Text: PA HR448 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of September 2009 as "Emergency Preparedness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-09-16 - Adopted [HR448 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR448-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2615
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 448 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARBIN, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRIGGS, BROOKS, BURNS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DERMODY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DRUCKER, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FARRY, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, M. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McCALL, McGEEHAN, MENSCH, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REESE, REICHLEY, ROSS, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, R. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, VEREB, WATSON, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 31, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, AUGUST 31, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2009 as "Emergency
Preparedness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Each year, disaster strikes communities across the
world, causing individuals to flee their homes, often with very
little advance warning; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of Americans are displaced by disasters
every year, many of them elderly and infirm; and
WHEREAS, In 2008, the American Red Cross helped victims of
eight hurricane-related disasters across the United States by
opening 1,012 shelters that provided 500,000 overnight stays and
16,000,000 meals; and
WHEREAS, Disasters come in many forms, from natural disasters
like Hurricane Katrina to those which are man-made, like the
attacks of September 11, 2001; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross encourages individuals to
have emergency preparedness kits on hand should disaster strike;
and
WHEREAS, Chapters of the American Red Cross nationwide will
conduct outreach programs throughout September aimed at helping
schools, families, individuals and businesses become "Red Cross
Ready" for all types of disasters and emergencies by getting a
kit, making a plan and being informed; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross has been joined by the United
States Department of Homeland Security, the AARP, the National
Organization on Disability and the National Fire Protection
Agency to ensure that all Americans are prepared for all
emergencies; and
WHEREAS, In 2003, the Department of Homeland Security
launched the Ready Campaign, a national public service
advertising campaign designed to educate Americans to prepare
for and respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, Being prepared for emergencies has saved the lives
of countless Americans in every kind of disaster; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2009 as "Emergency Preparedness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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