Bill Text: PA HR650 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of April 2012 as "Hemophilia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-02 - Adopted (194-0) [HR650 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR650-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3314
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 650 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY CURRY, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BISHOP, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BROWNLEE, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DAVIS, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MALONEY, MANN, MATZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MURT, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 30, 2012
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 30, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2012 as "Hemophilia Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that impairs the
body's ability to control bleeding; and
WHEREAS, Hemophilia is defined as excessive, uncontrollable
bleeding because of a missing or low-level clotting factor in
the blood; and
WHEREAS, Bleeding may occur even when there is no injury and
most often occurs in the joints and in the head; and
WHEREAS, More than 20,000 United States citizens have been
diagnosed with hemophilia, and each year approximately 400
babies are born with the disorder; and
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WHEREAS, One thousand seven hundred citizens of this
Commonwealth are living with hemophilia; and
WHEREAS, Hemophilia affects males almost exclusively and is
found in all populations; and
WHEREAS, There is no cure for hemophilia, a lifelong
condition that must be controlled with intravenous infusion of
factor replacement therapies; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of April 2012 as "Hemophilia Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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