PRINTER'S NO. 3264

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 278 Session of 1992


        INTRODUCED BY CORRIGAN, CAPPABIANCA, DEMPSEY, ARMSTRONG, NAILOR,
           GIGLIOTTI, FARGO, SALOOM, NOYE, COWELL, STURLA, COY, SURRA,
           OLASZ, TRELLO, PESCI, CALTAGIRONE, LESCOVITZ, PRESTON,
           ULIANA, JOHNSON, ARNOLD, HARPER, BILLOW, HARLEY, MELIO, FAJT,
           ARGALL, E. Z. TAYLOR, BELFANTI, TIGUE, HASAY, DALEY,
           KOSINSKI, COLAIZZO, MARSICO, ANGSTADT, VROON, BATTISTO, VEON,
           KENNEY, STEIGHNER, JOSEPHS, M. N. WRIGHT, HESS, STABACK,
           CESSAR, PHILLIPS, KREBS, HERSHEY, VAN HORNE, DeLUCA, GEIST,
           KUKOVICH, HERMAN, COLAFELLA, ITKIN, HALUSKA, GODSHALL,
           BELARDI, CIVERA, LAUGHLIN, McGEEHAN AND TELEK, MARCH 17, 1992

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 17, 1992

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Declaring the month of May 1992 as "Arthritis Awareness Month."

     2     WHEREAS, Arthritis is a serious and prevalent disease that
     3  affects many of the citizens of our Commonwealth, particularly
     4  our senior citizens; and
     5     WHEREAS, At this time, there is no known cure for this
     6  disease, and those persons afflicted with it receive only
     7  limited relief through medication and therapy; and
     8     WHEREAS, Continued research is greatly needed in order to
     9  develop an effective method to manage this disease; therefore be
    10  it
    11     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the month
    12  of May 1992 as "Arthritis Awareness Month."

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