PRINTER'S NO. 4272
No. 650 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY DALLY, T. ARMSTRONG, PIPPY, FORCIER, RUBLEY,
READSHAW, McGILL, DeWEESE, NAILOR, SHANER, HERMAN, CORRIGAN,
CRUZ, LESCOVITZ, J. EVANS, WATSON, COY, MANN, DALEY,
YOUNGBLOOD, SCAVELLO, DONATUCCI, GEORGE, FEESE, BROWNE,
GEIST, FAIRCHILD, BENNINGHOFF, ROSS, M. WRIGHT, CALTAGIRONE,
BROOKS, JAMES, MARSICO, E. Z. TAYLOR, B. SMITH, WOJNAROSKI,
LAUGHLIN, BARRAR, MANDERINO, BELFANTI, HARHAI, BARD, GABIG,
HESS, HUTCHINSON, TIGUE, CLYMER, SATHER, CAPPELLI, HENNESSEY,
HASAY, SANTONI, FRANKEL, STABACK, ROONEY, HERSHEY, SCHRODER,
BEBKO-JONES, ROBERTS, McILHATTAN, MAJOR, MUNDY, HARHART,
ADOLPH, BASTIAN, G. WRIGHT AND GRUCELA, SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 2002 as "Agent Orange Recognition Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, the Federal Government used
4 more than 10.6 million gallons of the herbicide and defoliant
5 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, known as Agent Orange; and
6 WHEREAS, Thousands of Vietnam War veterans have died due to
7 the use of Agent Orange and thousands more still suffer with the
8 cancer and other health disorders caused by their exposure to
9 Agent Orange; and
10 WHEREAS, The veterans who are afflicted by, but who have not
11 died from, Agent Orange must also live with the fact that the
12 genetic damage caused by their exposure to Agent Orange may be
13 handed down through generations and may plague their
1 descendants; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
3 2002 as "Agent Orange Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania.
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